| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 549th Bomb Squadron, 551st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XA-F, HR-F |
| MACR | 191C |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (26 July 1943) |
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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.
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This page was last updated on 19 October 2018
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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.