| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-DL: 42-3039 to 42-3073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 306th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron, 544th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WW-U, SU-H |
| MACR | 773 |
| Fate: |
, Out of gas (06 September 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3041
Delivered to Denver 23/1/43; Homestead 25/2/43; Assigned to the 303rd Bomb Group Molesworth, 9 April 1943; 369th Bomb Squadron/306th Bomb Group [WW-U] Thurleigh; 544th Bomb Squadron/384th Bomb Group [SU-H] Station 106, Grafton Underwood; Missing in Action on Mission #91 to Stuttgart, 6 September 1943 with James Joseph McMahon Jr., Co-pilot: Rudolph P. Froeschle, Navigator: Lesta E. Shackelford, Bombardier: Arthur R. Dinndorf, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Robert Fred Stahlhut, Radio Operator: Marcus E. Carr, Ball turret gunner: John H. Tripp, Waist gunner: James E Savage, Waist gunner: Schley H. Jessup (9 Prisoner of War),Tail gunner: George J. Kemp (evaded capture); no gas, crashed Dorviller/Elvange, 15 miles East of Metz, France. Missing Air Crew Report 773.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 13 September 2017
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