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Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17F-15-BO: 41-24490 to 41-24503
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 423rd Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 41-24496 / Chennault’s Pappy
Delivered Great Falls, Montana, force landed Nashville, Tennessee with Jim Dale; repaired & assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 15-Aug-42; Thurleigh 8-Sep-42. B-17F 41-24496, was despatched along with 12 other B-17s to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. The aircraft received severe damage from German FW-190 fighters, killing the Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, TSgt Kenneth R. Aulenbach and wounding three others. The pilot, Capt Robert C. Williams and Co-Pilot, 2LT Warren George managed to fly to damaged aircraft back to England, making an emergency landing at RAF Exeter. The aircraft was salvaged. 1KIA 9RTD-3WIA. No MACR issued.
Last updated: 4. November 2017
B-17 41-24496 / Chennault’s Pappy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Robert C. Williams | RTD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Warren George | RTD | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Jacob C. Shively | RTD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Emmett W. Ford | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Kenneth R. Aulenbach | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Eddie F. Espitallier | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Clairborne W. Wilson | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Colin E. Neeley | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Hubert Houston | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | William F. Williams | RTD | - |
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