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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 407th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PY-T |
| MACR | 2255 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (30 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-30008 / Ready Teddy
Delivered Denver 28/3/43; Cheyenne 30/3/43; Smoky Hill 4/4/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Presque Is 16/4/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-T] Alconbury 25/4/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 30/1/44 with Wayne Larsen, Co-pilot: Chester Bennett, Bombardier: Joe Ante, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Nicula, Radio Operator: Clifton Wright, Ball turret gunner: Don Bushee (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Herb Blowers, Waist gunner: Bob Teverson, Waist gunner: Hoyle Barnes,Tail gunner: Leo Bachand (4 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 42-97441 over Obershagen, crashed a mile W of Oberslagen, N of Burgdorf, 25 miles NW of Braunschweig, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2255. READY TEDDY.
B-17 42-30008 / Ready Teddy Details
Mid air collision with B-17 #42-97441
B-17 42-30008 / Ready Teddy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Wayne H. Larsen | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Chester S Bennett | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Herbert E Blowers | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Joseph N Ante | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | John P Nicula | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Clifton O Wright | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Donald L Bushee | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert F Teveson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Hoyle O Barnes | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Leo E Bachand | POW | - |
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