B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-29846

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29846
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 303rd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 359th Bomb Squadron
RCL BN-P
MACR 780
Fate: , Lost by mechanical fault
(04 October 1943)
Missions: 16
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History of
B-17 42-29846

Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/45; Gore 9/3/43; Duncan 31/3/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-P] Molesworth 16/5/43; 16m Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/10/43 with Vic Loughman, Co-pilot: Winfield Gredvig, Navigator: Jim Maxwell, Bombardier: Ed Pullman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene High, Radio Operator: Russ Daley, Ball turret gunner: Ken McGee, Waist gunner: Gordon Barr, Waist gunner: Paul Robillard,Tail gunner: Bill Knorpp (10 Prisoner of War); mech problem, crashed St Vith, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 780.

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B-17 42-29846 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Victor J. Loughman POW
CP 2LT Winfield H. Gredvig POW
BOMB 2LT Edward J. Pullman POW
ENG/TT T/SGT Eugene W. High POW
RO T/SGT Russel M. Daley, Jr. POW
BT S/SGT Kenneth L. McGee POW
WG S/SGT Gordon E. Barr POW
WG S/SGT Paul G. Robillard POW
TG S/SGT Billy F. Knorpp POW

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