Production-block:
B-17F-15-BO: 41-24490 to 41-24503
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 369th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 15634
History of
B-17 41-24498
Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW- ] Westover 23-Aug-42; Thurleigh 30-Oct42; Missing in Action 13-Jan-43 on a mission to bomb the railroad factories of Atclier D’ Hellemmes at Lille, France. Aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24471 “Four of a Kind” 306BG/369BS just north of the target. 6KIA 4POW MACR 15634.
Last updated: 21. October 2017
B-17 41-24498 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #41-24471 Four of a Kind on 13. January 1943.
B-17 41-24498 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Jack A. Spaulding | KIA | - |
| CP | CPT | Russell G. Kahl | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Wallace B. Kirkpatrick | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Gordon R. Grant | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Thomas H. Gilliland | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Edward A. Nork | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Dale A. Davis | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Earl Santos | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Leon Williams | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Louis R. Morgan | KIA | - |
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