Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 364th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WF-N |
| MACR | 911 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30242 / Lallah-V III aka Pappy’s Hellions
Delivered Cheyenne 2/5/43; Gore 13/5/43; Smoky Hill 14/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-N] Chelveston 10/6/43; fitted with H2S equipment in trials at Burtonwood, UK; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Ellsworth Kenyon, Co-pilot: Tom Davis, Navigator: John Cole, Bombardier: Joe Collins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Finley Mercer, Ball turret gunner: Art Englehardt, Waist gunner: Dick Lewis, Waist gunner: Chas Green,Tail gunner: Walt Gottshall (9 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Russ Algren (KIA-chute caught fire); enemy aircraft, crashed four miles W of Duren, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 911. LALLAH V…-.
B-17 42-30242 / Lallah-V III aka Pappy’s Hellions Details
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