Production-block:
B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 385th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 549th Bomb Squadron
- 551st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XA-F, HR-F
MACR: 191C
History of
B-17 42-30279 / Black Jacker
Delivered: Denver 8/5/43; Kearney 29/5/43; Dow Fd 13/6/43; Assigned: 549BS/385BG [XA-F] Gt Ashfield 14/6/43; Transferred: 551BS [HR-F]; MIA Wesermunde 26/7/43 Pilot: Jack Daniel, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Edwin Buck, Radio Operator: Wayne Pringey (3POW); Co-Pilot: Harry Cornwell, Navigator: Bob McCallum, Bombardier: John McCarthy, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Keefer{body found 15/8/43), Waist Gunner: Felix Sanchez, Waist Gunner: Jim Sims, Tail Gunner: Warren Brown (7KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea, near Wangerooge, Hol; MACR 191C. BLACK JACKER.
Last updated: 19. October 2018
12. August 2023 access_time 1:13
Pilot Jack Daniel was fished out of the water by German patrol boat crew. He was sent to Stalag Luft III where he remained until the war ended.