Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-65-BO: 42-29632 to 42-29731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 326th Bomb Squadron, 332nd Bomb Squadron, 544th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XM-Z, SU-M |
| MACR | 2774 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (25 February 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-29717 / Mr. Five by Five
Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; 94BG Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 25/2/43; Brookley 19/3/43; Smoky Hill 23/3/43; Syracuse 8/4/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-Z] Bassingbourn 17/4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 326BS/92BG Alconbury 1/8/43; 544BS/384BG [SU-M] Grafton Underwood 13/8/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 25/2/44 with Jack Larsen, Co-pilot: Warren Donovan, Navigator: John Fallon, Bombardier: Ed Murray, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Karl Barnes, Radio Operator: Bob Cole, Ball turret gunner: Alton Haverlah, Waist gunner: Ed Simon, Waist gunner: Ed Holler,Tail gunner: John Moore (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault, crash landed Bruchsal ?, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2774. MR FIVE BY FIVE.
This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
15. June 2018 access_time 4:25
My Grandfather flew Mr 5X5 several times during his tour in 1943.
18. October 2021 access_time 23:37
My father was the bombardier (7 missions) on Mr Five by Five in 1943
19. July 2025 access_time 22:01
My grandfather was the bombardier when Mr. Five By Five was lost. He wound up in Stalag Luft 1. The plane developed engine trouble 3 minutes before the target and left formation to make for Switzerland but couldn’t make it. He met my grandmother, an Army nurse, after his camp was liberated and he returned home.
19. October 2021 access_time 8:33
Hi Martin. Who was your father?
07. December 2022 access_time 18:47
My father was Lt. Martin V. Stanford and was the bombadier on B-17F 42-29717 “Mr. Five by Five” . The pilot was Kee Harrison. He was in the hospital during the “Raid” to Le Bourget, France July 14, 1943 when the plane was shot up and forced to land.
22. February 2024 access_time 4:38
My dad was the right waist gunner on Mr five by five! His rank and name are staff sergeant Richard H Lewis and wrote a book abt his crew and experience with this plane
18. March 2025 access_time 13:50
My great uncle was the tail gunner on Mr. Five By Five. His name was Paul Gunsauls. We were contacted a couple of years ago about supplying DNA since they are looking for the plane & crew. Does anyone know any more information about where she is and if they are able to recover any of the crew?