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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 525th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FR-P |
| MACR | 1763 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (17 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30309 / Raging Red
Delivered Cheyenne 10/5/43; Smoky Hill 23/5/43; Kearney 26/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-P] Kimbolton 21/6/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Jim Sexton, Co-pilot: John Goettel, Navigator: Bill LaDow, Bombardier: Joe Lee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Preston Wells, Radio Operator: Vince Leonard, Ball turret gunner: Ed Schad, Waist gunner: Jim Leckey,Tail gunner: Joe Sheppard (9 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: Talmadge Naron (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Niederwetz, five miles S of Wetzlar, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1763. RAGING RED.
B-17 42-30309 / Raging Red Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Jim Sexton | POW | - |
| CP | --- | John Goettel | POW | - |
| NAV | --- | Bill LaDow | POW | - |
| BOMB | --- | Joe Lee | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Preston Wells | POW | - |
| RO | --- | Vince Leonard | POW | - |
| BT | --- | Ed Schad | POW | - |
| WG | --- | Jim Leckey | POW | - |
| WG | --- | Talmadge Naron | KIA | - |
| TG | --- | Joe Sheppard | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 22 May 2018
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