Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 to 42-29831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 334th Bomb Squadron, 336th Bomb Squadron, 360th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | ET-B, BG-B, PU-B |
| MACR | 405 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (27 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29754 / Mason’s Morons aka Shangri-La Lil
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43. Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-B] Alconbury 15/4/43. 334BG [BG-B] MASON’S MORONS – Framlingham 12/5/43. With R.C. Mason, force landed RAF Colerne 17/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 7m. Transferred to 360BS/303BG [PU-B] Molesworth 17/6/43. Missing in Action Watten 27/8/43 with: (7 Prisoner of War): George Crockett, Pilot; Israel Millner, Navigator; Allen Jaynes, Radio Operator; Gene Williams, Left Waist gunner; Eddie Homer, Right Waist gunner; Ben Clarke, Ball turret gunner; Jim Burke, Tail gunner. 3 killed in action: Meran Barsam, Co-pilot; Bill Cramsie, Bombardier; Morris Tepper , Flight engineer. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. Missing Air Crew Report 405. SHANGRI-LA LIL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 21 January 2020
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