Production-block:
B-17F-15-BO: 41-24490 to 41-24503
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 322nd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LG-P
History of
B-17 41-24499 / Fury
Assigned 91BG/322BS [LG-P]at Bangor 2-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 29-Sep-42; 3m Despatched 18-Nov-42 to bomb the U-Boat pens at La Pallice, France. Upon return the aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24453 (91BG) ‘Mipah – The Bearded Beauty’ ten miles southwest of Exter. 41-24453 landed safely at Yeovilton and was repaired and send back to 91BG. 41-24499 landed at RAF Station Turweston and was salvaged 26-Nov-1942. 11RTD
Last updated: 21. October 2017
B-17 41-24499 / Fury Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #41-24453 on 18 November 1942. Both B-17s returned safely.
B-17 41-24499 / Fury Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | MAJ | Vic Zienowicz | RTD | - |
| CP | CPT | Gillespie | RTD | - |
| NAV | CPT | Hosman | RTD | - |
| BOMB | --- | Hubbard | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Panero | RTD | - |
| RO | S/SGT | LaGrossa | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Butler | RTD | - |
| WG | SGT | Hackwith | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Jackson | RTD | - |
| TG | SGT | Benecki | RTD | - |
| NAV2 | 2LT | Ralph L. Clinton | RTD | - |
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