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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-100-BO: 42-30332 to 42-30431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 327th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | UX-Q |
| MACR | 688 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (30 November 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30408 / Sharon Belle
Delivered Cheyenne 28/5/43; Gore 9/6/43; Dalhart 27/6/43; Tinker 7/7/43; Gr Isle 28/7/43; Presque Is 4/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-Q] Alconbury 14/8/43; detailed Solingen but blew up near RAF Silverstone, crashed Astwell Castle, Helmdon, Northamptonshire after recall 30/11/43 with Bill Holland, Co-pilot: Capt Dick Pugh327BS CO, Navigator: Leighton Patterson, Bombardier: Bill Munro, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Glaspell, Radio Operator: Bill Freeman, Ball turret gunner: Harry Scott, Waist gunner: Dean Landfear, Waist gunner: Chas Slayton,Tail gunner: Henry Brannan (10 Killed in Service). Missing Air Crew Report 688; Salvaged 13/12/43. SHARON BELLE.
B-17 42-30408 / Sharon Belle Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | William Murray Holland, Jr. | KIS | - |
| CP | CPT | Richard W. Pugh | KIS | CO, 327th Sq |
| NAV | F/O | Leighton D. Patterson | KIS | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | William Standley Munro, Jr. | KIS | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Thomas D. Glaspell | KIS | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Billy Freeman | KIS | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Harry A. Scott | KIS | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Dean Landfear | KIS | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles E. Slayton | KIS | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Henry P. Brannan | KIS | - |
This page was last updated on 18 October 2019
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