Production-block:
B-17F-100-BO: 42-30332 to 42-30431
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 339th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 142
History of
B-17 42-30351 / Excaliber aka Alcohol Annie
Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Gore 25/5/43; Gr Isle 3/6/43; Dow Fd 1/7/43; Assigned: 339BS/96BG Snetterton 12/7/43; EXCALIBER MIA Oschersleben 28/7/43 Pilot: Gene Wilcox, Co-Pilot: Jim Stratton, Navigator: Alvin Jorgenson, Bombardier: Ed Johnson, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Clyde Mercer (5RTD); Radio Operator: Dan O’Neill, Ball Turret Gunner: Jack Lewis (2KIA); Waist Gunner: Tom Holton, Waist Gunner: Horace Holcombe, Tail Gunner: Ross Calvert (3POW- picked up by Germany. ans 3/8/43); Enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea; MACR 142. ALCHOLHOL ANNIE.
Last updated: 11. January 2022
B-17 42-30351 / Excaliber aka Alcohol Annie Details
We were hit before reaching Germany. We were on fire. The pilot put the plane in a dive. The fire went out and we headed back. We were hit again over the North Sea. Half the plane was on fire. The order came to bail out. I went first after hitting the water. A low flying B-17 dropped me a dinghy in which I picked two crew members who told me they bailed out. We were picked up by the Germans August 3rd. That is all I know.
S/Sgt. Thomas J. Holton – Waist Gunner
Source: MACR 142
B-17 42-30351 / Excaliber aka Alcohol Annie Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Eugene Wilcox, Jr. | RTD | - |
| CP | --- | James P. Stratton | RTD | - |
| NAV | --- | Alvin G. Jorgenson | RTD | - |
| BOMB | --- | Edward G. Johnson | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Clyde B. Mercer | RTD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Daniel O'Neil | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Jack K. Lewis | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Thomas J. Holton | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Horace N. Holcombe | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Ross A Calvert | POW | - |
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