Production-block:
B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 100th Bomb Group
- 388th Bomb Group
Fate:
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History of
B-17 42-31132
Delivered Dallas 24/9/43; Gr Island 9/10/43; Wilmington 12/10/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 15/10/43; transferred 100BG Thorpe Abbots; battle damaged on Bordeaux mission 6/1/44 with ? crew ? (10 Returned to Duty), crashed RAF Tarrant Rushton, Dorset, UK Salvaged 21/1/44.
Last updated: 20. April 2018
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B-17 42-31132 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Charles Robert (Bob) Davis | RTD | - |
| CP | --- | Bernard Lloyd Cohen | RTD | - |
| NAV | --- | Paul Henning Pearson | RTD | - |
| BOMB | --- | William Corbett Hamilton | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Robert F. (Tex) Nelson | RTD | - |
| RO | --- | Donald Edward (Don) Sprague | RTD | - |
| BT | --- | Henry M. (Shorty) Jewell | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Clyde H. Swinson | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Walter S. (Walt) Kijowski | RTD | - |
| TG | --- | Robert Andrew Hildebrand | RTD | - |
16. December 2025 access_time 22:03
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Flying Fortress 1936 1945 for this serial number and photo.
16. December 2025 access_time 23:31
Disregard above comment regarding Return Engagement.