Source:
www.385thbga.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 550th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | SG-T |
| MACR | 1666 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30168 / Slo-Jo
Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/43; Gt Falls 6/5/43; Kearney 29/5/43; Dow Fd 18/6/43; Assigned: 550BS/385BG [SG-T] Gt Ashfield 26/6/43; MIA Emden 11/12/43 Pilot: Theo Jennings, Co-Pilot: Dean Barger, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Clarry Homolka, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Reed, Waist Gunner: Edson McCord{washed up 20/12/43}, Waist Gunner: Ed Lyman, Tail Gunner: Sam Moore{washed up 21/12/43} (7KIA); Navigator: Blair Stragand, Bombardier: Fred Kemp, Radio Operator: John Kelley (3POW); ditched North Sea, two miles off Langeoog Is, Germany. MACR 1666. SLO-JO.
B-17 42-30168 / Slo-Jo Details
The B-17 #42-30168 Slo-Jo was shot down by Unteroffizier Walter Köhne in Fw 190A-6 of 2/JG.1 and exploded over the North Sea, 2 km North of Langeoog Island, Germany
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