Source:
von assumed USAAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 339th Bomb Squadron, 535th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | MS-Z |
| MACR: | 1396 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (08 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3123 / Ron Chee
Delivered Denver 18/2/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG 4/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 535BS/381BG [MS-Z] Ridgewell 16/7/43; Missing in Action 7m Bremen 8/10/43 with Leslie Kemp, Co-pilot: Bill Heim, Navigator: Frank Tomlin, Bombardier: Tom Nelson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Jennette, Radio Operator: Walt Richards, Ball turret gunner: Gilles Gentry, Waist gunner: Ray Duffy, Waist gunner: Jim Stinsman,Tail gunner: Ed Osborn (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles SE of Quackenbruck,Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1396. RON CHEE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-3123 / Ron Chee Details
If you are an ancestor to one of the crew or have any other interests towards this case, feel free to contact Mario Stickfort: mario.stickfort@holdorf.de
B-17 42-3123 / Ron Chee Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Leslie A. Kemp | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | William G. Heim | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Frnk E. Tomlin | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Thomas B. Nelson | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Arthur P. Jennette | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Walter L. Richards | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Gilles E. Gentry | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Raymond F. Duffy | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James Stingman | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Edwrd F. Osborn | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 30 April 2026
03. April 2018 access_time 13:27
Hello,
I have several informations about the plane, which was shot down on 8th of Octobre 1943 and the crew who lost their lives the same day. I come from Fladderlohausen, where the B-17 crashed after the airfight. If you are an ancestor to one of the crew or have any other interests towards this case, feel free to contact me: mario.stickfort@holdorf.de
Mario Stickfort