Production-block:
B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 407th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: PY-X
MACR: 846
History of
B-17 42-30726
Delivered Dallas 19 July 1943; Dalhart 17 August 1943; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-X/S] Alconbury 16 September 1943; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14 October 1943; on leaving the target, attacked by enemy Fw110 aircraft. Last sighted at 13:40 in the vicinity of Düren, Germany, it exploded & crashed near Kembach, 15 miles West of Wurzburg, Germany. Credit for the loss is attributed to German fighter pilot Fw. Joachim Gutmann, of 8./ZG26. 6KIA 4POW. Missing Air Crew Report-MACR 846.
Last updated: 10. July 2017
B-17 42-30726 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Stafford W. Webb | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Harry C. McIntosh | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James R. Blackburn | KIA | - |
| BOMB | S/SGT | Joe C. Castillo | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Albert Dragon | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Harold F. Cooke | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | George J. Caldon | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Joseph Flory | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Carl W. Ward | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | William C. Woodward Jr | KIA | - |
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