| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WW-B |
| MACR | 816 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30707 / Piccadilly Commando II
Delivered Denver 15/7/43; Gr Isle 27/7/43; Kearney 8/8/43; Topeka 13/8/43; Scott 17/8/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-B] Chelveston 25/8/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Gustav Holmstrom, Co-pilot: Francis Ferguson{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Loubet, Ball turret gunner: Fred Massey, Waist gunner: Bill Oliver, Waist gunner: Ralph Ellsworth,Tail gunner: Chas Fatigati (7 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Phil Anderson, Bombardier: Jack Kelly, Radio Operator: Mike Uhrin (3KIA-bodies never found), Ball turret gunner: Fred Massey (evaded capture); enemy aircraft KO’d #4 plus other damage, crashed SE of Hanau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 816. PICCADILLY COMMANDO.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 10 July 2017
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