| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 568th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BI-A |
| MACR | 393 |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged, ditched (24 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30308 / Hot Rocks
Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Geiger 28/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Smoky Hill 30/6/43; Dow Fd 10/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-A] Framlingham 13/7/43; Missing in Action Evreux 24/8/43 with Ken Dougherty, Co-pilot: Harvey Paul, Bombardier: John Keema, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Graves, Radio Operator: Bob Banta, Ball turret gunner: Lou Majka, Waist gunner: Don Bertch, Waist gunner: Jim Higginbotham,Tail gunner: Fred Livingstone (9 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Frank Dell Ami (Killed in Action); damaged by enemy aircraft and ditched Channel off Selsey Bill, Sussex; crew rescued by Air Sea Rescue launch HSL 134 from Newhaven. Missing Air Crew Report 393. HOT ROCKS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 02 June 2018
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