| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 301st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 419th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 490 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 August 1943) |
| Missions: | 14 |
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History of
B-17 42-30307 / Bonnie Sue
Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 1/7/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Missing in Action {14m} Terni, It. 11/8/43 with Albert Fensel, Bob Follett, Martin Poler, Rodman Robinson, Bob Kennedy, Bill Cummings (6KIA or Prisoner of War); Rich Jameson, Pete Robeck, Jack Ledford (rescued & 3 Returned to Duty); crashed Mediterranean Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 490. BONNIE SUE.
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B-17 42-30307 / Bonnie Sue Details
Shot down by P-38 Lightning in German markings.
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This page was last updated on 01 March 2018
22. February 2021 access_time 2:46
My Uncle was Bob Kennedy, who was one of the 6 lost in this accident. My Granddaughter is named (Kennedy Newton) after my uncle, who will be missed and remembered for more generations. RIB Robert Kennedy. If anyone has any information about this incident, please contact me at my email listed above.
10. December 2021 access_time 0:34
The B17 “Bonnie Sue” was shot down by a P38 Lightning captured by the Italians with Italian Royal Air Force markings (not German). The pilot was Lt.Col. test pilot Angelo Tondi. He belonged to a special unit of Italian Air Force that flew captured Allied airplanes.
16. September 2024 access_time 21:54
Albert John Fensel was my uncle, my dad’s twin brother
16. September 2024 access_time 21:52
Albert John Fensel was my uncle, my dad’s twin brother. I never met him, unfortunately, and if any survivor or family member of a survivor has any information, I would like to have/know it.