| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 339th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | QJ-U |
| MACR | 2860 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (25 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31142
Delivered Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-U] Snetterton 14/10/43; Missing in Action Regensburg 25/2/44 with Bob Lindstrom, Co-pilot: Bert Ripley, Navigator: Ralph Swanson{wia, gangrene set in, leg amputated}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Karlsson, Radio Operator: John Hutchins, Ball turret gunner: Roger Dearman, Waist gunner: Harry Itzikoff, Waist gunner: Bob Gentry,Tail gunner: Chas Haywood (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Edmund Bairstow (EVD-ret UK by 8//6/44); enemy aircraft, crash landed Dyonne, five miles NE of Rethel, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2860.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 22 May 2018
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