| 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-K |
| MACR | 3538 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (24 March 1944) |
| Missions: | 5 |
History of
B-17 42-31490
Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; Gt Falls 12/11/43; Kearney 28/11/43; Gr Island 3/12/43; Bangor 5/12/43; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-K] Ridgewell 10/1/44; MIA {5m} Frankfurt 24/3/44 Pilot: John Rickerson, Co-Pilot: Don Wilson, Navigator: Walt Oneschak, Waist Gunner: John Phelps (4EVD); Bombardier: Ed Hammer, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Germany. ld Wilbur, Radio Operator: Durward Williams, Ball Turret Gunner: Alfredo Lujan, Waist Gunner: Paul Sanzone, Tail Gunner: Tom Lamore* (6POW); mid air coll w/42-40008 crash-landed Camphin-en-Carembault, 10 miles SW of Lille, Fr; MACR 3538. (* escaped and joined Russian Army until war ended)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-31490 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-40008 Bar Fly on 24 March 1944.
This page was last updated on 11 November 2018
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