| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 525th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BO-N, FR-C |
| MACR | 1051 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (23 September 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-29937
Delivered 13/3/43; Walla Walla 28/3/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Presque Is 29/4/43; Assigned: 306BS/306BG [BO-N] Thurleigh 23/5/43; Transferred: 525BS/379BG [FR-C] Kimbolton 27/6/43; MIA Rennes 23/9/43 Pilot: Leslie Braidenthal, Bombardier: George Padgett, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Fred Small, Radio Operator: Jim McKinley, Ball Turret Gunner: Mike Pitzo, Waist Gunner: Joe Mayo, Waist Gunner: Gordon Shaw, Tail Gunner: Waldo Rickett (8POW), Co-Pilot: Arnold Wornson, Navigator: Sid Elskes (2EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed Rennes, Fr. MACR 1051.
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B-17 42-29937 Details
Aircraft last seen disappearing into haze & burning but under control. Five chutes were seen.
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B-17 42-29937 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Leslie T. Braidenthal | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Arnold T. Wornson | EVD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Sidney J. Elskes | EVD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | George C. Padgett | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Fred L. Small | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | James T. McKinley | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Mike Pitzo | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Joseph D. Mayo | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Gordon C. Shaw | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Waldo L. Rickett | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 26 September 2020
28. February 2025 access_time 2:50
The pilot, Leslie T. Breidenthal was my uncle. In April 2025 I am going to Rennes, France to try to find out about the crash. He survived as a POW. He was 20 years old and supposedly the youngest according to a newspaper article. He was an opera singer, voice teacher and artist after the war. My dad was a WW2 pilot as well. Served in the Soloman Islands against the Japanese.