Source:
https://www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-85-BO: 42-30032 to 42-30131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 338th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BX-W |
| MACR | 2859 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (25 February 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-30123 / Big Dick aka The Ironbird
Delivered Cheyenne 15/4/43; Gore 21/4/43; Smoky Hill 26/4/43; Walla Walla 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 10/5/43; Dow Fd 27/5/43; Assigned: 338BS/96BGB [BX-W] Andrews Fd 29/5/43 BIG DICK; Snetterton 12/6/43; MIA Regensburg 25/2/44 Pilot: 452BC crew: p-Dave Jarrett, Co-Pilot: Hans Landon, Navigator: Paul Tector, Bombardier: Joe Sullivan, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Melvin Simons, Radio Operator: George Seagrove, Ball Turret Gunner: Clinton Sather, Waist Gunner: John Doly, Waist Gunner: Carl Jones, Tail Gunner: John Lupton (10POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Regensburg area, Germany. MACR 2859. THE IRONBIRD BIG DICK.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 27 July 2018
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