| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 508th Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | YB-S, RQ-S |
| MACR | 1985 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (31 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-29630 / Piccadilly Commando
Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/43; Salina 9/2/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-S] Polebrook 27/5/43; then 509BS [RQ-S]; Missing in Action 30m Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Willis Smith, Co-pilot: Harlan Bixby, Navigator: Dick Speers, Bombardier: Bill White, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Norris, Radio Operator: Stephen Bodnar, Ball turret gunner: Clarry Begin, Waist gunner: Carl Lindblad, Waist gunner: Norman St Peter,Tail gunner: Chas Knothe, pass-Sgt Alton Walker[511BS] (11 Prisoner of War); flak & enemy aircraft, ditched off Guernsey, Channel Is, Missing Air Crew Report 1985. PICCADILLY COMMANDO.
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This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
15. March 2020 access_time 20:28
I have picture of my dad and his crew in front of this aircraft before it was lost.
21. February 2023 access_time 23:50
Would it be possible for you to share the photo with me? My great uncle was the copilot