| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-105-BO: 42-30432 to 42-30531 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 333rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | TS-B |
| MACR | 733 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (27 September 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-30454 / Reluctant Dragon
Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/43; Smoky Hill 14/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Smoky Hill 23/6/43; Dow Fd 5/7/43; Assigned: 333BS/94BG [TS-B] Rougham 7/7/43; MIA Emden 27/9/43 Pilot: John Thalman (KIA); Co-Pilot: Wendell Morris, Navigator: John Lilly, Bombardier: John White, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Fred Belgium. her, Radio Operator: Lester Exelberth, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Harling, Waist Gunner: Bill Gray, Waist Gunner: Clarry Carter, Tail Gunner: Ed Schaler (9POW); Enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea, about ten miles NW of Emden, Germany. MACR 733. RELUCTANT DRAGON.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 10 November 2019
08. November 2019 access_time 11:56
The correct date of the a/c loss is 27 Sept 1943
10. November 2019 access_time 11:36
Thank you Scott for the correction.
I have updated the date of loss.