| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 to 41-24539 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 368th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BO-R |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (08 March 1943) |
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History of
B-17 41-24514
Assigned to the 368BS/306BG [BO- ] AT Westover 24-Aug-42; Thurleigh 23-Sep-42; Missing in Action, Rennes 8-Mar-43. Aircraft was on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Renne, France when it was attacked and shot down by German fighters. All of the crew baled oout except the pilot who was killed in the attack. The aircraft crashed at Colline, Servon-sur-Vilaine France. 1KIA 8POW 1EVD.
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B-17 41-24514 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Otto A. Buddenbaum | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Warren P. Edris | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Wilton D. Biggs | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Jospeh C. Wilkins | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Robert Guthrie | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Sylvester L. Horstmann | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert S. Liscavage | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Ernest T. Moriarty | EVD | - |
| WG | SGT | Donald R. Huddle | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | EUlis E. Smith | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 04 November 2017
27. April 2025 access_time 18:47
Does anyone know the name of this aircraft ? B-17 41-24514
30. April 2025 access_time 1:52
Does anyone know the name of this aircraft ? B-17 41-24514 this was my Grandfathers plane Robert S. Liscavage