| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-120-BO: 42-30732 to 42-30831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | LD-U |
| MACR: | 1029 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (10 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30830 / M’lle Zig Zig
Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 14/8/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 28/8/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Capt John Brady, Co-pilot: John Hoerr, Navigator: Dave Solomon, Bombardier: Howard Hamilton {Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Adolf Blum, Radio Operator: Joe Hafer, Ball turret gunner: Roly Gangwer{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: George Petrohelos,Tail gunner: Jim McCusker, Com P-Major John Egan (10 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Harry Clanton (KIA-by flak burst); enemy aircraft KO’d #1 & #3, crashed near Elfers Inn, Nottuln-Stevern, 12 miles W of Munster; Missing Air Crew Report 1029. M’LLE ZIG ZAG.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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