Source:
www.usmilitariaforum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 414th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 6374 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (24 March 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31622
Delivered Denver 29/11/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Oklahoma City 30/12/43; Scott 8/1/44; Memphis 9/1/44; Morrison 10/1/44; Assigned 414BS/97BG Amendola 22/1/44; mid air coll with 42-30405 on Steyr mission 24/3/44; takes tail of ‘405, and returns base; repaired, but re-ass cargo ship from 9/10/44; Salvaged 30/5/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-31622 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-30405 on 24.March 1944 but returned to base. Tail gunner wounded and died next day. No MACR.
MACR 6374 for an mission on 22 June 1944. Aircraft not lost.
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B-17 42-31622 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Jack DeHaas | UNK | - |
| TG | SGT | Anthony J. Vigilante | KIA | Died of wounds next day |
This page was last updated on 17 February 2019
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