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Source:
384thbombgroup.com
Production-block:
B-17F-65-BO: 42-29632 to 42-29731
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 384th Bomb Group
- 94th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 332nd Bomb Squadron
- 544th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XM-H, SU-J
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
Last updated: 1. July 2020
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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