| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 360th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PU-C |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (31 March 1943) |
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History of
B-17 41-24559 / Ooold Soljer
Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-C] Bangor 14-Oct-42; Molesworth 16-Oct-42. Sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F 42-29573 “Two Beauts” 303BG/358BS over Wellingborough, UK in 10/10ths cloud cover while on a mission to bomb the port area of Rotterdam, Holland. The right wing from the #4 engine outward was sheared off and the aircraft crashed at Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire killing 8 of the crew. 2 baled out successfully. 8KOM (Killed on Mission) 2RTD No MACR issued.
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B-17 41-24559 / Ooold Soljer Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 42-29573 ‘Two Beauts’ on March 31st 1943.
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B-17 41-24559 / Ooold Soljer Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Keith O. Bartlett | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Kent M. Fitzsimmons | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Richard C. Browning | KIA | - |
| BOMB | S/SGT | Claude A. Hamilton | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Gene K. Smith | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Clayton S. Balcombe | WIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert H. Sangster | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Edward A. Bradford | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Tom McGiffin | RTD | - |
| TG | SGT | Woodrow W. Smith | KIA | - |
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