Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 532nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VE-M |
| MACR | 2930 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (22 February 1944) |
| Missions: | 7 |
History of
B-17 42-31443 / Friday The 13th
Delivered Cheyenne 5/11/43; Gt falls 6/11/43; Billings 7/11/43; Cheyenne 16/11/43; Kearney 17/11/43; Topeka 29/11/43; Romulus 30/11/43; Syracuse 3/12/43; Bangor 4/12/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-M] Ridgewell 6/1/44; Missing in Action 7m Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Francis Flaherty, Co-pilot: John Hoffer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Notra Bright, Ball turret gunner: Burling Larson, Waist gunner: Henry Krzyak,Tail gunner: Art Butler (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Russ Austin, Bombardier: Bill Farrell, Radio Operator: John Roe, Waist gunner: Casimir Bukowski (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Brake-Senne, near Bielefeld, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2930. FRIDAY THE 13TH.
B-17 42-31443 / Friday The 13th Details
Shot down by Werner Gerth in his Fw 190 A-8/R-2, s/n (Werknummer) 682057.
B-17 42-31443 / Friday The 13th Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Francis J. Flaherty | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John I. Hoffer | KIA | - |
| NAV | F/O | Russel D. Austin | POW | RAF |
| BOMB | 2LT | William R. Farrell | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Notra J. Bright | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John P. Roe | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Burling Larson | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Casimer L. Bukowski | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Henry R. Krzyzak | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Arthur N. Butler | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 08 August 2018
11. August 2019 access_time 22:57
My uncle Daniel Also flew a B-17 called Friday the 13th, out of Bury St. Edmunds, East Anglia. Its number was 42-31150. Dan did his 25 and then was home by Easter 1944.
24. September 2019 access_time 5:42
My Uncle was Francis J Flaherty and my Dad was His brother Thomas J, Flaherty
His parents were my grandparents Frank P. and Hila M. Flaherty