Source:
www.385thbga.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-120-BO: 42-30732 to 42-30831 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 549th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XA-S |
| MACR | 3245 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (16 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-30737 / Ohio Air Force
Delivered Denver 21/7/43; Love 23/7/43; Dyersburg 9/8/43; Assigned: 549BS/385BG [XA-S] Gt Ashfield 3/9/43; MIA Augsburg 16/3/44 Pilot: Wesley Krause, Navigator: Bob Dwyer, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ron Hanaver, Radio Operator: John Peterson, Ball Turret Gunner: Francis Mills, Waist Gunner: Willie Partin, Waist Gunner: Ralph Kelley, Tail Gunner: Jim Kennedy (8POW); Co-Pilot: Harry Waller, Bombardier: Orla Huddlestone (2KIA-both in ariel attack); Enemy aircraft, crashed St Quentin-sur-Coole, six miles S of Chalons-sur-Marne, Fr. MACR 3245. OHIO AIR FORCE.
B-17 42-30737 / Ohio Air Force Details
This aircraft was under fighter attack and as a result the number two and three engine were smoking. The aircraft dropped out of the formation and was last seen heading into cloud cover.
Source: MACR 3245
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