Source:
via Kenneth Hagan
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-110-BO: 42-30532 to 42-30616 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 568th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BI-M |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (17 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30610 / Red Ass
Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/43; Gr Isle 15/7/43; Dalhart 20/7/43; Gr Isle 26/7/43; Presque Is 3/8/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-M] Framlingham 6/8/43; caught fire on Duren mission 17/10/43, with Clarry Strawn, Co-pilot: Warren Smith, Navigator: John Alvey, Bombardier: John Partridge, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Hagen, Radio Operator: Tom Hennessey, Ball turret gunner: Harry Gay, Waist gunner: Bill Kozima, Waist gunner: Norman Salo,Tail gunner: George Nesbit, and crew bailed OK, the aircraft crashed at Cannon Barn Farm, West Hanningfield, near Chelmsford, Ex; Salvaged 17/10/43. RED ASS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 27 December 2023
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