| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , Boeing B-17E: 41-2393 to 41-2669 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 11th Bomb Group, 5th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 31st Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 799 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (09 June 1943) |
History of
B-17 41-2525 / Madame X
Delivered Ogden 25/1/42; Hill 15/2/42; Cheyenne 11/4/42; Lowry 5/5/42; Hamilton 27/5/42; slated RAF but transferred 98BS/11BG Hawaii; transferred 31BS/5BG Guadalcanal; at least eight missions, three Japanese aircraft to its credit along with one warship sunk during the Battle of Midway; Missing in Action Kahilia, Bougainville, 10/6/43 with Richard Snoddy, plus crew ?, simply FTR. Missing Air Crew Report 799. MADAM X.
B-17 41-2525 / Madame X Details
Search for this missing crew was made on 11 June 1943 by three(3) 31st Bomb Sq (H) planes led by Captain Carroll. Results ware negative. Several Navy planes also searched and results wore also negative.
On 12 June 1943 two 31st Bomb Sq (H) planes led by Captain Roberts conducted a search and again the resulta wer negative.
Inasmuch as this missing crow apparently went down over or close to the target area search was very difficult.
Source: MACR 799
B-17 41-2525 / Madame X Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Richard A. Snoddy | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Frank D. Sprague | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Ernest N. Bowser | KIA | - |
| BOMB | T/SGT | Lawrence O. Habermehl | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | J. H. Swanner | KIA | - |
| RO | M/SGT | Carl M. Mosher | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Clifford M. Wolff | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Lawrence E. Hill | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Frederick W. Swonsey | KIA | - |
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