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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 364th Bomb Squadron, 535th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | MS-S, WF-A |
| MACR | 914 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29988 / Lucifer Jr. aka The Uncouth Bastard
Delivered Denver 22/3/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 11/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-S] Ridgewell 24/5/43 LUCIFER JR. with Melvin Hecker, Bill Cormany, Edwin Frost, Harry Becker, Bob Crain, Bob Roeder, Earl Miller, Jim O’Hara, Chas Russell, Frank Rumberger; 7m transferred 364BS/305BG [WF-A] Chelveston 22/8/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Bob Holt, Co-pilot: Aubrey Young, Navigator: Ed Ball, Bombardier: Bryce Barrett, Radio Operator: Doris Bowman,Tail gunner: Mike Letanosky (6 Killed in Action), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Blackwell, Ball turret gunner: Bill Frieson, Waist gunner: Frank Rollow, Waist gunner: Floyd Lenning (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Immendorf/Floeverich, near Puffendorf, 12 miles N of Aachen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 914. THE UNCOUTH BASTARD.
B-17 42-29988 / Lucifer Jr. aka The Uncouth Bastard Details
42-29988 Noseart – Photo taken on 13 October 1943.
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