Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 to 42-29831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 334th Bomb Squadron, 547th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BG-G, SO-X |
| MACR | 1336 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (01 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29768 / Winsome Winn II
Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/43; Walker 27/2/43; Salina 5/3/43; Gulfport 31/3/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-G] Alconbury 9/4/43 WINSOME WINN; Framlingham 12/5/43; 4m, battle damaged Lorient 17/5/43 with W. Thomas; crash landed Southern UK, (10 Returned to Duty); The aircraft was repaired and transferred to the 547BS/384BG [SO-X] Grafton Underwood 28/6/43; Missing in Action on a mission to Solingen, Germany, 1 December 1943 with Pilot-Darwin George Nelson, Co-pilot-Elmer Leroy Smith, Navigator-T/Sgt Joseph Horatio Harrison, Bombardier-Sam Ellis Drake, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-Vincent Gregorich, Ball Turret Gunner-John Harvey Turner, Waist Gunner-Antonio C. Gomez Jr., Waist Gunner-Francis Marvin Seager (8POW); The Radio Operator-Curtis Easley and Tail Gunner-Albert Brewer evaded capture;. Shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed near Solingen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) #1336. Aircraft Name: WINSOME WINN II
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 05 March 2018
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