B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30726

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30726

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: PY-X

MACR: 846

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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

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B-17 42-30726 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Stafford W. Webb KIA
CP 2LT Harry C. McIntosh POW
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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