Production-block:
B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 2nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 49th Bomb Squadron
Fate:
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History of
B-17 42-29617
Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Kearney 6/2/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; Bizerte 2/12/43; Amendola 9/12/43; {40m}, crash landed Palermo (non op) 10/12/43 with Joe Taylor, M/Sgt Bill Myer (2 Killed in Service), Bombardier: Warren Gay, Radio Operator: John Wyrba (2 inj).
Last updated: 19. July 2017
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17. November 2022 access_time 21:50
My Uncle Laurence (Lawrence) Madden was the Co-pilot on the flight that ended in the crash landing. In his letters home he referred to this as “the crack-up”. It hit him pretty hard. Just over a month later, while flying to Lavariano, Italy on B17 41-24395 (I Do Dit), the aircraft along with 5 crewmembers, including my uncle, were lost near Udine.