| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-125-BO: 42-30832 to 42-30931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 337th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | AW-L |
| MACR | 1563 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (16 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30860
Delivered Cheyenne 11/8/43; Gr Isle 31/8/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-L] Snetterton 13/9/43; landing accident with Bill Jones on base 4/10/43; Missing in Action Bremen 16/12/43 with Merl Schroeder, Co-pilot: Albt Schanke{with up Tzummarum 25/5/44}, Navigator: Henry Tracy{with up Terschelling beach 27/5/44}, Bombardier: Paul Girvin{with up Asluitdjik 16/5/44}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Limieux, Radio Operator: Irvine Wade{with up Pietersbaum 26/5/44}, Ball turret gunner: Clarry Kelly, Waist gunner: Tony Carpentieri{with up Pietersbaum 14/3.44}, Waist gunner: Dick Rucker,Tail gunner: John B. Hull (10 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-3265 (96BG), crashed North Sea about six miles of Texel Is, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1563.
B-17 42-30860 Details
B-17 #42-3265 Holy Mackeral! was hit by flak and exploded in the air. Thereupon mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-30860 on 16. December 1943
This page was last updated on 01 April 2022
31. March 2022 access_time 21:20
Hi, the tail gunner of 42-30860 was John B Hull and not Hall as stated, thanks
01. April 2022 access_time 10:08
Thank you Mark!
I have updated the information.