Production-block:
B-17G-10-BO: 42-31232 to 42-31331
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 381st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 533rd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: VP-F
MACR: 5176
Missions: 14
History of
B-17 42-31291 / Avengress
Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Gr Island 26/10/43; Palm Springs 8/11/43; Assigned: 533BS/381BG [VP-F] Ridgewell 11/12/43; MIA {14m} Berlin 24/5/44 Pilot: Carl Gardon, Bombardier: Bill Moseley (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Archie Sornberger, Navigator: Ed Soltwedel, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ken Cornell, Radio Operator: Don Schaub, Ball Turret Gunner: Allen Shaw, Waist Gunner: Jacob Rush, Tail Gunner: John O’Neal (7POW); attacked by Me 109s, KOd #3 and set wing on fire, crashed Wilmersdorf, four miles E of Bernau, Germany. MACR 5176. AVENGRESS.
Last updated: 25. February 2019
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