| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 349th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XR-F |
| MACR | 680 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (17 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30002 / Damifino aka The WAAC Hunter
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Gore 17/4/43; Hamilton 28/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 12/5/43; Wendover 19/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 31/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-F] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; Missing in Action Regensburg 17/8/43 with Henry Shotland, Co-pilot: Chas Thompson, Navigator: Tom Doran, Bombardier: Bill Harrison, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Field, Radio Operator: Ed Kussman, Ball turret gunner: Larry Capdeville, Waist gunner: John Keegan, Waist gunner: Roy Butler (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Foster Compton (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft hit wing which caught fire, crashed Boxheierhof, SE of Burstadt, 10 miles N of Mannheim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 680. DAMIFINO aka THE WAAC HUNTER.
B-17 42-30002 / Damifino aka The WAAC Hunter Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Henry P. Shotland | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Charles R. Thompsen | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Thomas J. Doran | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | William J. Harrison | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Lloyd E. Field | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Edward M. Kussmann | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Lawrence E. Capdeville | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Roy L. Butler | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John J. Keegan | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Foster Compton | KIA | - |
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