| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-30-DL: 42-3149 to 42-3188 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | XM-C, LL-A |
| MACR: | 259 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (12 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3162 / Black Jack aka Bloopy Bloomers aka Buccaneer
Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/43; Dow Fd 9/4/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-C] BLACK JACK Bassing- bourn 18/4/43; then BLOOPY BLOOMERS; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 15/7/43; Missing in Action (2+m Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Talmadge Wilson, Co-pilot: Pete Berkley, Navigator: Gill Carlson, Bombardier: Wilf Boyle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Floyd King, Radio Operator: Chas Alston, Ball turret gunner: Bob Sams, Waist gunner: Lou Gramesty, Waist gunner: Gil Pratt,Tail gunner: John Marko (10 Prisoner of War); coll with 42-29587 damaged tail, ditched SW off Hook of Holland, crew picked up by German boat; Missing Air Crew Report 259. BUCCANEER.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-3162 / Black Jack aka Bloopy Bloomers aka Buccaneer Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-29587 Jolly Roger on 12 August 1943.
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