| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-27-BO: 41-24585 to 41-24639 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 360th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PU-A |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 May 1943) |
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History of
B-17 41-24602 / Yardbird
Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-A] Bangor 14-Oct-42; Molesworth 16-Oct-42; On the 29-May-43 mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France the aircraft was damaged by flak over the target and then attacked and shot down by fighters and crashed at Menior du Launay in the community of Pluebian,France. 2KIA 8POW No MACR issued.
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B-17 41-24602 / Yardbird Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Joseph E Trojan | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Thomas A. Vaughn | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Parlew W. Madsen, Jr. | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Jack W. Stewart | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Paul H Prescott | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Cecil E. Craft | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Joseph R. Sunderlin | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Martin A. Semonick | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Frank W. Bartless | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Lincoln T. O’Connell | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 28 August 2017
22. June 2021 access_time 5:00
I am looking for information on the Yard Bird A picture of the Airplane And of the crew. I heard they flew 23 missions and had a impressive record of areal kills Thank you in advance for your Help.