| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 569th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | CC-C |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (24 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31649 / Old Soldier aka Shatzi III
Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Grenier 26/1/43; Ass 569BS/390BG [CC-C] Framlingham 2/2/44 OLD SOLDIER; took off as weather ship before a mission 24/5/44 w/Percy Stresing, cp-Bob Buckley, n-Jean Raas, b-Sanford Diamond, ettg-Evert Miller, ro-Ed Safford, btg-Bill Rhoten, wg-Rudolph Shelley, wg-Albt Parsons, tg-Herb Harms (10RTD); aircraft had mechanical problems, possibly fire which forced crew to bail, before crashing in woods nr base, at Common Farm Marlesford, Suffolk, sal 27/5/44. SHATZI III.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 17 November 2018
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