| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 301st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 353rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 2721 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (25 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31703
Delivered Denver 7/12/43; Kearney 22/12/43; New Castle 30/12/43; Morrison 1/1/44; Assigned 353BS/301BG Cerignola 14/1/44; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {18m} Regensburg 25/2/44 with Wood Rose, Steele, Huggett, Cobel, Baltus, McKnight, Kaminsky, Barrowclough, Park; enemy aircraft, crashed Kranj; 9POW; Missing Air Crew Report 2721.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 12 July 2017
03. February 2026 access_time 16:25
On 25th of February 1944 two planes crashed on the mountain Pokojisce near Ljubljana, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia. One was B24 ser. nr. 42-7765 and the other one was B17. In some sources it is mentioned with ser. nr. 42-31644 and in some with ser. nr. 42-31703. While 42-31644 most likely crashed in Germany , for the 42-31703 Kranj ( 40 km away from Pokojisce) is mentioned as the crash site. Please can someone give me more information about the plane and what happened with the crew? Thank you.