Source:
384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-65-BO: 42-29632 to 42-29731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron, 544th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XM-H, SU-J |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (17 August 1943) |
| Missions: | 3 |
History of
B-17 42-29728 / El Rauncho
Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; Pueblo 19/2/43; Salina 25/2/43; Casper 1/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-H] Bassingbourn 20/4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 12/7/43; On return from the first Schweinfurt mission, 17 August 1943, with battle damage from enemy aircraft, the ship crash landed at Grafton Underwood with Pilot-Randolph G. E. Jacobs, Co-pilot-Eugene A. Boger, Navigator-John Quinn Curtin, Bombardier-James Edward Seibel, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-Aldo J. Gregori, Radio Operator-Doy J. Cloud, Ball Turret Gunner-Thomas Joseph Vezina, Tail Gunner-Robert L. Compton, Waist Gunner-Jack Keith Goetz and Waist Gunner Lawrence C. Wager (10 Returned to Duty). The aircraft was salvaged. Aircraft Name: EL RAUNCHO
B-17 42-29728 / El Rauncho Details
B-17 42-29728 / El Rauncho Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Randolph George Edward Jacobs | RTD | - |
| CP | --- | Eugene Arthur Boger | RTD | - |
| NAV | --- | John Quinn Curtin | RTD | - |
| BOMB | --- | James Edward Seibel | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Aldo Joseph Gregori | RTD | - |
| RO | --- | Doy J. Cloud | RTD | - |
| BT | --- | Thomas Joseph Vezina | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Jack Keith Goetz | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Lawrence Holmes Wager | RTD | - |
| TG | --- | Robert Lewis Compton | RTD | - |
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