| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 561st Bomb Squadron, 568th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BI-K |
| MACR | 862 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (10 October 1943) |
| Missions: | 12 |
History of
B-17 42-30262 / Tech Supply
Delivered Cheyenne 8/5/43; Geiger 28/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Gore 12/6/43; Gt Falls 16/6/43; Smoky Hill 30/6/43; Dow Fd 12/7/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 13/7/43; transferred 568BS/390BG [BI-K] Framlingham 8/43; Missing in Action (12m) Munster 10/10/43 with John Winant, Co-pilot: Don Arns, Navigator: Bob Tredinnick, Bombardier: Dick Walker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Weidemann, Waist gunner: Alonzo Swope (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Paul Hurles, Ball turret gunner: Elmer Fjosne, Waist gunner: Bob Wirtz,Tail gunner: Frank Malone (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Ladbergen, between Munster & Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 862. TECH SUPPLY.
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