Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 533rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | VP-T |
| MACR: | 399 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (17 August 1943) |
| Missions: | 7 |
History of
B-17 42-3092 / Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew)
Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-T] Ridgewell 4/43 with Capt Bob Post, Bob Nelson, Fred Nudell engineer, Harry Baylerian radio, Capt Joe Murray S-2, M/Sgt Andy Banas line chief, S/Sgt Joe Johnson elec/spec, Cpl Adrian Johnson AFCE spec, S/Sgt Olin David bomb sight maint, Lt Jim Morrison ARC nav; Missing in Action 7m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Jim Hudson, Co-pilot: Bill Grant, Navigator: Ron Delaney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Vaughn, Radio Operator: Dave Pinsky, Ball turret gunner: John Vaughn, Waist gunner: Ford Thueson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Wakefield,Tail gunner: George Doyle (9 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: Ken Robinson (KIA, chute lines tangled in aircraft and unable to jump); shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Pesch, four miles SW of Munsterreifel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 399. STRATO SAM (TOUGHEST CREW THAT EVER FLEW).
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-3092 / Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew) Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | F/O | James C. Hudson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | William R. Grant | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Ronald T. Delaney | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Kenneth E. Robinson | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Edward R. Vaughn | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Pinsky David | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John M. Vaughn | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ford W. Thueson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James A. Wakefield | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | George A. Doyle | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 10 March 2020
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