| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , Boeing B-17E: 41-9011 to 41-9245 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| RCL | FK206 |
| RAF: | , No. 220 Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashed on take off (04 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 41-9202
Delivered Cheyenne 17/5/42; Wayne 25/6/42; Dorval 17/6/42 with Dick Ralph, Gander-Prestwick to RAF [FK206]; 220 Sq (ZZ-K) Ballykelly 18/7/42 with Partick Hadow (Sqd Co), via St Mawgan on to Lagens, Azores 9/10/43; while on patrol with J.B. Taylor 8/11/43 went off course and diverted to Casablanca; detailed on sub patrol 4/12/43 with Desmond Morris, Co-pilot: Bob Morrison, Harry Lawson, Jim Johnson+, Arthur Pearce, Joe Boudreault*, Carl Flack*, Mike Campion (8 Killed in Action) the first aircraft to lift off the new PSP runway crashed into sea on take off from Lagens, Azores.; three bodies found, two Canadian* and one Aussie+, who were buried in Lajes War Cemetery
This page was last updated on 21 March 2018

05. January 2025 access_time 19:28
I have my father’s the original SECRET operations order 98P of September 19 1942 to deliver B-17-E 41-9202 aircraft to Brisbane Australia from Long Beach California.