| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 509th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RQ-U |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 May 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-29838 / The Concho Clipper
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-U] Polebrook 17/4/43; Missing in Action {4m} St Nazaire 29/5/43 with Colonel Russell, Co-pilot: Leo Gritkas, Navigator: Roy Stealey {Wounded in Action}, Bombardier: Chas Woehrle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Eaton,Tail gunner: Fred Williams (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jim Welk, Ball turret gunner: Nahannie Bader, Waist gunner: Wayne Baldwin, Waist gunner: Alf Huffman (4 Killed in Action); flak hit blew away btg with Bader inside as well as starting fires, crashed Pleoren, W of Vannes, Fr. THE CONCHO CLIPPER.
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This page was last updated on 18 September 2017
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