Production-block:
B-17F-85-BO: 42-30032 to 42-30131
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 100th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 418th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LD-T
MACR: 647
History of
B-17 42-30064 / Wild Cargo
Delivered Cheyenne 5/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 22/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-T] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; Missing in Action La Rochelle 16/9/43 with Bob Wolff, Co-pilot: Chas Stuart, Navigator: Larry McConnell, Bombardier: Fred White, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Simon, Radio Operator: Ira Bardman, Ball turret gunner: Bill Casebolt, Waist gunner: Art Eggleston, Waist gunner: Willis Brown,Tail gunner: Alf Clark (10 Prisoner of War); flak and enemy aircraft KO’d engine, crashed in Atlantic off Ile Madame, 12 miles S of La Rochelle, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 647. WILD CARGO.
Last updated: 6. January 2018
B-17 42-30064 / Wild Cargo Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert H. Wolff | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Charles H. Stuart | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Lawrence K. McDonell | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Fredric G. White | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Carl T. Simon | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Ira F. Bardman | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William J. Casebolt | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Willis F. .Brown | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Arthur H. Eggleston | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Alfred M. Clark | POW | - |
24. April 2023 access_time 0:18
How many missions did Wild Cargo make, and who were the original crew of the first mission?