B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30107 / Black Magic

History of
B-17 42-30107 / Black Magic

Delivered Cheyenne 10/4/43; Pendleton 12/4/43; Smoky Hill 5/5/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned: 526BS/379BG [LF-D] Kimbolton 20/6/43; MIA Wangerooge Is 25/6/43 Pilot: Weldon Homes, Co-Pilot: Bill Griffith, Navigator: Leo Gladin, Bombardier: Bob Andrews, Radio Operator: Milton Bailey, Waist Gunner: Marshall Sanford, Waist Gunner: Verne Shovan, Tail Gunner: Roy Dillbeck (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Winston Tinker, Ball Turret Gunner: Wilbur Koleon (2KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Wieste, near Quakenbruck, Germany. MACR 1366. BLACK MAGIC.

Last updated: 23. August 2018