| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-BO: 42-102544 to 42-102743 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 532nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | VE-F |
| Fate: |
, ditched (16 July 1944) |
| Missions: | 8 |
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History of
B-17 42-102664 / Happy Bottom
Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Kearney 14/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-F] Ridgewell 19/5/44; Missing in Action {8m} Munich 16/7/44 with Jack MacGregor, Co-pilot: Jim Schomburg, Navigator: John Krc, Bombardier: Alex Stepanich, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Hodges, Radio Operator: John J. Smith, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Roedding, Waist gunner: John Marinace,Tail gunner: Les Alexander (9 Returned to Duty); ditched Nth Sea off Clacton, Ex, and all rescued by ASR; HAPPY BOTTOM.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 04 October 2019
06. February 2023 access_time 4:54
I have a very small photo of the B17 found in an estate sale High Point, N.C.