| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 to 42-29831 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 323rd Bomb Squadron, 337th Bomb Squadron, 412th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | AW-G, QW-R, OR-P |
| MACR: | 896 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (09 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29740
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-G] Grafton Underwood 14/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-R] force landed Alconbury after sustaining NBD with Don Eastling 19/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; 4m, transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-P] Bassingbourn 12/9/43; 1st with 91BG Missing in Action Anklam 9/10/43 with Morris Gutto, Navigator: Edgar Richardson, Bombardier: Alva Allen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Crain, Waist gunner: Merle Hilgert (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Chas Loeber, Radio Operator: Herschel Kelley, Ball turret gunner: John Delaney, Waist gunner: John Bird,Tail gunner: Chas Alishouse (5 Killed in Action); hit by enemy aircraft rocket attacks, crashed Dorpumfeld, near Tolk, 17 miles W of Flensburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 896.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-29740 Details
At 1300 hours 12,300 feet, at 55°51″N – 08°30″E. Aircraft no. 42-29740 from this group was seen with its no. 4 engine smoking and a 20mm hole in right elevator, but under control, and heading for Denmark.
This was reported by 2nd Lt. William H. Weise.
Source: MACR 896
It is credibly assumed that this B-17 never bore the name “Tondelayo”. But was confused with the B-17 42-29470.
This page was last updated on 06 May 2024
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