B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30168 / Slo-Jo

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.

Last updated: 6. November 2018

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