| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-55-BO: 42-29467 to 42-29531 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 509th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (07 May 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-29491
Delivered Great Falls 23/12/42; Denver 27/2/43; Pueblo 18/3/43; Presque Is 10/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG Polebrook 18/4/43; with Capt Roy Snipes, Co-pilot: George Cotherman, Bombardier: Rupert Torrey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Wellnitz, Radio Operator: Irving Berger, ae-Ed Cihlar, aro-Harry Kelley, Waist gunner: Chas Chadbourne, pass-Carl Jorgensen (10 Killed in Service); mid air coll on practice op with 42-29865, wreckage crashed near base. Salvaged.
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B-17 42-29491 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-29865 during practice flight on 07 May 1943.
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