Production-block:
B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 to 41-24539
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 423rd Bomb Squadron
MACR: 16010
History of
B-17 41-24509 / Miss Swoose
Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 15-August-1942, B-17F 41-24509, ‘Miss Swoose’ was damaged by AA fire between the Initial Point (IP) and the target which resulted in a fire on #3 engine during mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France on 9-Nov-42. Aircraft managed to drop its bomb load but had to be abandoned and crashed into the sea near the target. 6KIA 4POW MACR 16010.
Last updated: 4. November 2017
B-17 41-24509 / Miss Swoose Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John R. Barnett | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Lowell E. Kinney | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Thomas D. Hall | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Norman R. Nelson | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Frederick Mannello | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Francis M. Counselman | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Walter Crawford | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles R. Wilson | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Bernard P. Papeika | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Jack M. Madison | KIA | - |
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