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Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
Production-block:
B-17G-55-BO: 42-102544 to 42-102743
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 384th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 544th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: SU-T
Missions: 38
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History of
B-17 42-102617 / Devil’s Brat
Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-T] Grafton Underwood 7/5/44; mechanical fault, Merkwille 3/8/44 Pilot: Frank Lavon Allred; Salvaged. 2 SAD 5/8/44.
Last updated: 4. December 2022
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B-17 42-102617 / Devil’s Brat Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Frank Lavon Allred | RTD | - |
| CP | --- | William M. Reed | RTD | - |
| NAV | --- | Donald L. Ferguson | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Raymon L. Noble | WIA | - |
| RO | --- | Eldon B. Drury | RTD | - |
| BT | --- | Robert McKinley Mitchell, Jr. | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Carl H. Redcay | RTD | - |
| TG | --- | Virgil Dowell Hunt | RTD | - |
| TOG | --- | Nickolas Leschak, Jr. | RTD | - |
14. November 2022 access_time 21:53
The final mission data on this site is incorrect.B17 42-102617 SUT if fact made an emergency landing at RAF Chailey in East Sussex England after aborting its mission to bomb a V1 launch site at Fiefs in the Pas de Calais on 3rd August 1944 after three engines failed and after landing in flames with a full load of bombs it exploded into smithereens. We have three letters from the crew explaining what happened. Pilot Frank L Allred, Ball Turret gunner Robert M Mitchell and Nose gunner Nick Leschak. Richard L Wells RAF Chailey Memorial Committee.14/11/2022
04. December 2022 access_time 10:33
Thank you for the information.
So, the cause is mechanical fault, instead battle damage.
Cheers
Jing