| 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-X |
| MACR | 1936 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944) |
| Missions: | 31 |
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History of
B-17 42-29861 / Buck-Shot
Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/43; Denver 1/3/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-X] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action {31m} Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Harry Cannon, Co-pilot: John May, Navigator: George Farrell, Bombardier: Bob Wood, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Ball, Radio Operator: Paul Kallas, Ball turret gunner: Manuel Trujillo, Waist gunner: Dick Emmick, Waist gunner: Wayne Kittilson,Tail gunner: Bob Broadsky (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Luederoad Estate, four miles E of Salzgitter, Ger. MACR1936. BUCK-SHOT.
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This page was last updated on 20 October 2019
20. October 2019 access_time 17:32
My wife’s grandfather piloted this bomber. 1st Lt James W. Strouse. Very proud of this bombers legacy and those who fought with her.
21. October 2019 access_time 10:58
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22. February 2021 access_time 20:50
my grandfather was the ball turret gunner!
21. November 2025 access_time 6:44
My Uncle Wayne was a waist gunner on Buck-Shot. After his POW camp was liberated, Wayne returned to the US and went home to live a long and happy life in Libby, Montana.