| 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.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 17 September 2017
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