Production-block:
B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 381st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 532nd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: VE-E
MACR: 130
Missions: 1
History of
B-17 42-30013 / Lethal Lady
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 19/5/43; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-E] Ridgewell 22/5/43 Pilot: Bill Morre, Dale Wendte, Phil Dreiseszun, Jim Houck, Frank Bryant, Ed Usher, Bill Kithcart, Bill Fortier, Edgerton Zahm, John Watkins; MIA {1m} Hamburg 24/7/43 w/Bill Moore, Navigator: Phillip Dreiseszun, Radio Operator: John Ivey, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ed Usher, Ball Turret Gunner: Edgerton Zahm, Waist Gunner: Bill Fortier (6POW); Co-Pilot: Dale Wendte, Bombardier: Jim Houck*, Waist Gunner: Joe Kralick, Tail Gunner: John Watkins* (4KIA – * went down in ship); flak hit #1 & #2, wing blazed; crashed Neustadt Bay, Germany. MACR 130. LETHAL LADY.
Last updated: 3. September 2018
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