Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 366th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (23 September 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30647 / Polly Ann
Delivered Cheyenne 5/7/43; Dow Fd 27/7/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-H] Chelveston 17/8/43; on return from Nantes 23/9/43 crashed on base after apparently completely lost control following slight mid-air collision with 42-30809 which returned OK, with Norman Drouin, Co-pilot: Walt Menzel, Navigator: Albt Feigelson, Bombardier: Bob Harden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Steinhardt, Radio Operator: Lou Goodman, Ball turret gunner: Frank Brooks, Waist gunner: Stan Westby, Waist gunner: Fred Ringle,Tail gunner: Earl Walsh (10 Killed in Service); Salvaged. POLLY ANN.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30647 / Polly Ann Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-30809 on 23. September 1943. Crashed on base after apparently completely lost control following the slight mid-air collision.
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