B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30041

History of
B-17 42-30041

Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 3/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG, suffered engine failure and ditched 20 miles off Cape Fraels, Greenland en route Grafton Underwood, UK 27/5/43; with Kelmer Hall, Bradley Summers, Navigator: Jim Crary, Bombardier: Herb Schindler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Harland, Radio Operator: Ed Keathley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Max Veber, Radio Operator: Holgate Dean, Waist gunner: Cliff Spradlin, Waist gunner: Don Hardin (10 Returned to Duty), rescued from sea.

Last updated: 17. September 2017