Source:
www.457thbombgroup.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 749th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | X |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding (22 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-106985 / La Legende
Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/44; MacDill 7/2/44; Grenier 15/2/44; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 18/2/44; transferred 749BS/457BG [X] Glatton 2/3/44; on return from Hamm 22/4/44, the u/c failed to respond, but made a successful belly landing in the dark, with Jesse Smith, Co-pilot: Jim Luper, Navigator: Don Muston, Bombardier: Bill Patry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Randall White, Radio Operator: Milton Davison, Ball turret gunner: Clarry Ray, Waist gunner: Steve Vargo, Waist gunner: Lt Norman Kriehn,Tail gunner: L:t Noel Cunefare (10 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 27/4/44. LA LEGENDE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 23 March 2019
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