| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-85-BO: 42-30032 to 42-30131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 333rd Bomb Squadron, 349th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XR-H |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (03 September 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30035 / Torchy aka Pasadena
Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 4/5/43; Hill 11/5/43; Wendover 16/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG 3/43; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-H] Thorpe Abbotts 2/6/43; Missing in Action Paris 3/9/43 with Charles Winkleman, Co-pilot: Ralph Smith, Navigator: Bill Booth, Bombardier: Howard Harris, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Combs, Waist gunner: Mike D’Arcy, Waist gunner: Alf Zeoli (7 evaded capture), Radio Operator: Jean Ray, Ball turret gunner: Tom Cuccaro (2 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Ennis Bankhead (Killed in Action) when hit by two 100th ships’ debris following a mid-air collision when climbing, crashed France; No MACR. PASADENA NENA aka TORCHY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30035 / Torchy aka Pasadena Details
Ship was hit by debris of the two collided B-17s #42-30059 ‘Barker’s Burdens’ and #42-30089 ‘Sunny’. B-17 #42-30035 ‘Torchy aka Pasadena’ went down and crashed.
B-17 42-30035 / Torchy aka Pasadena Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Charles B. Winkelman | EVD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Ralph D. Smith | EVD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William H. Booth | EVD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Howard M. Harris | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Thomas E. Combs | EVD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Jean E. Ray | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Thomas L. Cuccaro | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Michael F. Darcy | EVD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Alfred J. Zeoli | EVD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Ennis M. Bankhead | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 17 December 2017
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