Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 to 42-29831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 401st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LL-Y |
| Fate: |
, ditched (22 June 1943) |
| Missions: | 2 |
History of
B-17 42-29797 / Old Ironsides
Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/43; Will Rogers 5/3/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-Y] Bassingbourn 18/5/43; Missing in Action 2m Huls 22/6/43 with Buster Peck, Co-pilot: Francis Porada, Navigator: Gerry Williams, Bombardier: Chauncey Hicks, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Thompson, Radio Operator: Jim Osborne, Ball turret gunner: Russell Hatton, Waist gunner: Norbert Suierz, Waist gunner: Bill Ziegler (9 Returned to Duty);Tail gunner: Evert Lindberg (KIA-body washed up near Alkmaar 17/7/43); enemy aircraft KO’d #4 and some controls, ditched Channel, crew rescued by RAF Air Sea Rescue boat. OLD IRONSIDES.
B-17 42-29797 / Old Ironsides Details
Damaged by a bomb that was dropped on the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator during a raid over Bremen on 11 June 1943 on its first mission. Returned and repaired. MIA 22 June 1943 on its second mission.
This page was last updated on 24 March 2018
26. November 2022 access_time 3:59
Hello, I was going through some books and have found a photo of some of the crew members of Old Ironsides after they were rescued from the sea
19. January 2023 access_time 8:24
My dad was the navigator on B-17 42-29797 Old Ironsides Gerald (Gerry) Williams. I would love to get a copy of that picture or the name of the book it is in.
23. December 2025 access_time 5:17
My dad, Chauncey Hicks, was bombardier on Old Ironsides, B-17 42-29797, and he told me the story of ditching in the English Channel. I would like any photos of the crew. 9 of the crew returned to duty and got back into another B-17.