| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 601st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 3O-R |
| MACR | 7217 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 July 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-102445
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 5/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-R] Nuthampstead 26/4/44; (23m) Missing in Action Noball V-1 sites 8/7/44 with George Wilson (KIA – went down with ship);Tail gunner: Reg Ferguson (evaded capture); Co-pilot: Vernon Atkinson, Navigator: Dick Dunn, Bombardier: Bob Perry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sanford Walke, Radio Operator: George Vela, Ball turret gunner: Martin Hansen, Waist gunner: Gerald Dye (7 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #1 & #2, crashed Money Cayeux, near Rouen, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 7217.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 19 July 2017
27. February 2019 access_time 6:41
I found the plane 8 July 2018. Exactly to the day they crashed! Now I am trying to locate is remains, which, I feel are at the crash site. More to come!!
27. February 2019 access_time 8:54
Sound interesting. Please let me know if you find some parts.
15. May 2023 access_time 17:26
My grandfather was the co-pilot on that B-17. He jumped out as it was spiraling down and he survived. He was captured and spent 15 months in a German POW camp, later to reunite with family in the USA after the war. Did you ever find any parts from the plane? Can you share with me the coordinates to the crash site?
18. February 2026 access_time 5:24
I’m searching for more on that B17. Did this B17 have a nickname or any nose art? If so, do you have any photos of the aircraft?