| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 to 42-29831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 364th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WF-M |
| MACR | 15545 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (17 May 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-29745 / Pappys Hellions II
Delivered Denver 12/2/43; Salina 2/3/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-M] Chelveston 16/4/43; Missing in Action Lorient 17/5/43 with Capt Varney Cline, Co-pilot: Dave Cox, Navigator: Sid Lovitt, Bombardier: Joe Adams, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lyle Colby (5 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Henry Kowalik, Ball turret gunner: Ed Sturges, Waist gunner: Alex McKinney, Waist gunner: Vernon Careing,Tail gunner: Joe Penfield (5 Killed in Action); flak KO’d two engines then shot down by enemy aircraft crashed Channel, about 25 miles off Plymouth, Devon. Missing Air Crew Report 15545.
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This page was last updated on 17 September 2017
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