Production-block:
B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 91st Bomb Group
- 95th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 335th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: OE-O
MACR: 253
History of
B-17 42-30194 / We Ain’t Scared
Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Gore Fd 25/4/43; Smoky Hill 12/5/43; Tinker 25/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Dow Field 1/6/43. Assigned 91BG Bassingbourn 15/6/43; transferred 335BS/95BG [OE-O] Horham 16/6/43 (8 missions). “WE AIN’T SCARED”. Missing in Action Bonn 12 August 1943 – enemy aircraft shot out #4; crashed Kattenbos, three miles S of Lommel, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 253.
Last updated: 6. August 2017
B-17 42-30194 / We Ain’t Scared Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Clifford B. Hamilton | KIA | - |
| CP | MAJ | Clifford E. Cole | EVD | back in England on 18 October 1943 |
| NAV | 1LT | Leroy F. Lawson | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Virgil W. Jones | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | John L. Anderson | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Lydle C. Ocheltree | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Claude E. De Verger | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Cleo H. Gardner | KIA | - |
| WG | COL | Daniel W. Jenkins | POW | - |
| TG | LTC | Churchill L. Scott | KIA | - |
| OBS | 1LT | John J. Lee | POW | - |
23. May 2018 access_time 23:07
My Grandfather Clifford Hamilton was the pilot of 42-30194.
Both he and his brother went to Canada before the US got into the war to be flight instructors. After that they were both shipped back to the US to train as flight commanders in the B17. They then were shipped off to their new base in Horham England and flew with the 95th BG , 335 sq. .
30. September 2020 access_time 6:49
My Uncle, Claude DeVerger was Ball Turret gunner killed on that plane. Last mission then he would’ve been coming home. Lots of brave guys lost in WWII. So proud of the Air Force!
05. February 2022 access_time 10:08
Dear Susan. Would you like to contact me as I am very intersted in the story and crew of this ship. Will tell you more when you contacted me.
05. February 2022 access_time 10:07
Dear Sir, Would you be so kind to get in touch with me as I am very interested in the history and crew of this ship. I doing much research on wartime plane crashes in the S.E. part of The Netherlands and while I was looking for the crashsite of a Lancaster bomber somne one of the people who lived in Luijksgestel which is very close to the Dutch/Belgian border with Lommel I suddenly found much parts coming from a B17. Will tell you more when you contact me.
21. June 2022 access_time 10:31
Hi Steve, would you like to get in touch of me as I researching this B17
22. June 2022 access_time 2:21
Hello,
My name is Steve Rima, grandson of Clifford Hamilton (cptn of B-17 We Ain’t Scared). You can email me directly… steverima@yahoo.com
22. June 2022 access_time 7:32
Many Thanks Steve, I will contact you. Regards, Adrian
03. June 2022 access_time 18:18
My Great Uncle Leroy Lawson was the navigator. His story is told in the book B17s over Berlin. My father told me how him and fellow airmen were stabbed in the back by someone in the French underground. The Gestapo kicked his front teeth in after he was found in 43 and served as a POW in Stalag Luft 3 through the end of the war. I remember him as a very humble man in my much younger years. My grandfather and all his brothers/distant relatives served in WWII.
11. June 2022 access_time 8:54
Steve, Susan and Ian would you please contact me as we found some parts in Luijksgestel (5 km South of Lommel) of probably B17 42030194
14. June 2022 access_time 3:34
According to my Great Uncle’s writing, he was shot down neat Valkenswaard Holland which is close to the Belgian border. I’d love to hear more from you about this.
14. June 2022 access_time 6:08
Hi Ian, Many thanks for your comment, which is very interesting to hear. Please can you contact me off board azantvoort@outlook.com ????