Production-block:
B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 303rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 358th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: VK-F
MACR: 15149
History of
B-17 41-24558 / Hunga Dunga
Assigned to the 358BS/303BG [VK-F] at Bangor. Maine on 14-Oct-42; arrived at Molesworth, UK on 16-Oct-42; Missing in Action Vegasack 18-Mar-43 when it was attacked by enemy aircraft near Helgoland. Germany and flak near Wilhelmshaven, crashed on the flats on the Jadebusen (Jade Bight), near Wilhelmshaven, Germany on a mission to bomb the port facilities at Vegesack, Germany. The crew had been sent to the 303BG from the 92BG as a replacement crew. 5KIA 5POW. Missing Air Crew Report 15149.
Last updated: 4. September 2017
B-17 41-24558 / Hunga Dunga Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Charles N. Austin | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Norbert B. Feldman | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Richard G. White | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Robert A. Coltrane | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Samuel O. Snipes | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Bernard A. Gergash | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Alex Le Blanc | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Eugene W. Eckard | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Delbert Mikkelsen | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Fred O. Deal | KIA | - |
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