| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 323rd Bomb Squadron, 427th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OR-P |
| MACR | 515 |
| Fate: |
, ditched, Out of gas (06 September 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29540 / Shooting Star
Delivered Denver 3/1/43; Salina 20/1/43; Morrison 6/2/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-S] Molesworth 25/2/43; transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-P] Bassingbourn 1/6/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Lloyd Schaper, Co-pilot: Ray Stephens, Navigator: Woodrow Mayes, Bombardier: Steve Monson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Noah Kirk, Ball turret gunner: Ray LaFon,Tail gunner: Merle Hilgert (7 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Walt Migut, Waist gunner: Ed Minehan, Waist gunner: Bernie Ray (3KIS- all drowned in 20 minutes before Air Sea Rescue arrived, bodies later washed up); no gas, crashed Channel sinking within seconds, east of Hastings, Sx, Missing Air Crew Report 515. SHOOTING STAR.
This page was last updated on 15 September 2017
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