Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 339th Bomb Squadron, 546th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BK-H |
| MACR | 743 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (03 September 1943) |
| Missions: | 3 |
History of
B-17 42-29914
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/43; Smoky Hill 26/3/43; Baer Fd 10/4/43; Smoky Hill 13/4/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned: 339BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 24/4/43 MISCHIEF MAKER; Andrews Field 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Transferred: 546BS/384BG [BK-H] Grafton Underwood 14/8/43; MIA Andre-de-Leuve, Fr. 3/9/43 Pilot: Justin Jones, Co-Pilot: Ed McManus, Navigator: Harry Peters, Bombardier: Chas Wolfrom, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Aloysius Shemanski, Radio Operator: John Reilly, Ball Turret Gunner: Ernie Kuhl, Waist Gunner: Linsfield Smith, Waist Gunner: Franklin Hitzeroth, Tail Gunner: Francis Leith (10POW); Enemy aircraft, ditched Channel, 10 miles off Le Havre, Fr. MACR 743.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-29914 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Justin R. Jones | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Edward J. McManus | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Harold D. Peters | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Charles J. Wolfrom | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Aloysius B. Shemanski | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | John V. Reilly | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Ernest E. Kuhl | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Linsfield B. Smith | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Franklin C. Hitzeroth | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Francis Leith | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 23 August 2020
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