Source:
95thbg.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 to 42-31131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 334th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BG-J |
| Fate: |
, Crashed on take off (19 November 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-31123
Delivered Cheyenne 22/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Wilmington 10/10/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 14/10/43; [4m] crashed on take off for Gelsenkirchen 19/11/43 with Kenneth B. Rongstad, Co-pilot: Warren M. Strawn, Navigator: Richard E. Diete, Bombardier: Joseph F. Spicer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gail A. Richmond Jr, Radio Operator: Gordon V. Sorensen, Ball turret gunner: Charles E. Phinney, Waist gunner: Louis M. Mirabel, Waist gunner: Julius W. Torok,Tail gunner: Kenneth Cosby (10 Killed in Service), stalled and crashed, destroying farmhouse (Mr & Mrs Vic & Ruby Gooderham, Iris Tyderman, 3 inj), at Green Farm, Redlingfield, UK. (Only 8AF loss of the day.)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 10 February 2018
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