| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 423rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RD-F |
| MACR | 819 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 299 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29971
Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/43; Walla Walla 29/3/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Dow Field 30/4/43; Assigned 423BS/305BG [RD-F] Chelveston 23/5/43; damaged in mid-air collision with 42-30221 (306) 8/7/43 with Frank Kackstetter; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Vernon Cole, Radio Operator: Robah Shields, Ball turret gunner: Don Richardson, Waist gunner: Fred Zumpf (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Partridge, Navigator: Chas Kuehn, Bombardier: Joe Columbus, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Folk, Waist gunner: Adrien Wright,Tail gunner: Irving Mills (6 Prisoner of War); hit by rocket from JU88, then exploded to crashed Beek, near Maastricht, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 819.
B-17 42-29971 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Vernon K. Cole | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert E. Partridge | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Charles R. Kuehn | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Joseph M. Columbus | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Robert D. Folk | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robah C. Shields jr. | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Donald Richardson | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Frederick W. Zumpf | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Adrian H. Wright | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Irving J. Mills | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 14 October 2020
14. October 2020 access_time 14:05
The tail gunner’s name is incorrect in the list (correct in the text above). Should be “Irving” not Irvine.
14. October 2020 access_time 22:45
Thank you!
I have corrected the name.
21. November 2020 access_time 3:45
42-29971 was flying with the 306th BG/423rd BS on Black Thursday. https://306bgus.verio.com/Missing_Air_Crew_Reports/14oct43macr1.pdf