| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 to 42-29831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron, 526th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WW-B, LF-G |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (29 November 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-29824 / Fearless Fosdike
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Gore 9/3/43; Memphis 27/3/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-B] Thurleigh 24/4/43; transferred 526BS/379BG [LF-G] Kimbolton 3/10/43; battle damaged Bremen 29/11/43 crash landed Leiston; 2 SAD Lt Staughton 1/12/43; RG 14/1/44; AFSC 7/4/44; Returned to the USA Miami 1/9/44; Tinker 24/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/1/46. FEARLESS FOSDIKE.
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This page was last updated on 20 June 2018
25. February 2020 access_time 5:51
Details of Fearless Fosdike mission and crash landing 29/11/43 are described by Ray Matheny, who was engineer on that flight. Book: “Rite of Passage.” Pages 132-143