| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XM-O |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (23 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-102405
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-O] Rougham 8/4/44; detailed on training mission 23/4/44 Pilot: Norman Skinner, Co-Pilot: Ken Storey, instr. p-Jack Webb, pass-Pte Don Morgart, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Sam Tudisco, Ball Turret Gunner: Joe Brownlee, Waist Gunner: Bill Copeland, Waist Gunner: Ben Leone, pass-Tom McKeon (9KIA); Radio Operator: Harry Sonnet, Tail Gunner: John Cooney (2RTD); hydraulic fluid started leaking which then caught fire and crew found no extinguishers on board, crashed Cooper’s Farm, Lawshall, Sfk, UK. Salvaged. 24/4/44.
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This page was last updated on 11 May 2019
18. August 2025 access_time 7:11
Anyone have any information about the loss if this B-17 on 4/23/1944 over England PLEASE share. The instructor pilot killed was my uncle i never got to meet.