Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 365th Bomb Squadron, 547th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XK-O, SO-S |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (10 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29557 / Yankee Gal
Delivered Denver 4/1/43; Salina 12/1/43; Homestead 1/2/43; Morrison 9/2/43; Assigned: 365BS/305BG [XK-O] Chelveston 10/2/43; Transferred: 547BS/384BG [SO-S] Grafton Underwood 20/9/43; battle damage Munster 10/10/43, Pilot: Bill Kopf, Co-Pilot: Alf Scott, Navigator: Toscha massey, Bombardier: Gene Connor, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ken Swift, Radio Operator: Herb Yeryar, Ball Turret Gunner: Clyde Smith, Waist Gunner: Tony Perroni, Waist Gunner: Leroy Bernard, Tail Gunner: Elton Buddmeyer (10RTD); crash-landed RAF Desford, UK, hit hangar. Salvaged. 29/10/43. YANKEE GAL.
B-17 42-29557 / Yankee Gal Details
This page was last updated on 28 January 2026
03. August 2025 access_time 16:17
Photographs and mission reports show that 42-29557 was in the 365BS, not the 366BS. It carried the squadron codes XK-O. https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/42-29557
27. January 2026 access_time 18:52
Thanks.
Updated the Bomb Squadron and squadron code.
28. January 2026 access_time 0:07
You should also change 306th Bomb Group to 305th Bomb Group in the Bomb Group section.
28. January 2026 access_time 11:47
Done. Thanks 🙂