Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 360th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PU-M |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (11 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-107097 / Sweet Melody
Delivered Tulsa 18/2/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-M] Molesworth 12/5/44; battle damaged French A/fds 11/6/44 with Don Stark{Wounded in Action}, Co-pilot: George Conley, Navigator: John Auerhamer{Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Dick Nelson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Delmer Batten, Radio Operator: Joe Steinhagen, Ball turret gunner: Max Richkind, Waist gunner: Harry Nelson, Waist gunner: Jim Eggink,Tail gunner: Jim Morrow (10 Returned to Duty); stalled on end of base runway then skidded and u/c ripped off and tail wheel collapsed; Salvaged 1 SAD 13/6/44. SWEET MELODY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 08 December 2018
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