Production-block:
B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 423rd Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 42-31715
Delivered Cheyenne 9/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; RAF Nutts Corner 15/1/44; Assigned: 423BS/306BG Thurleigh 29/1/44; on practice flight to RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland UK, 3/2/44; next day Pilot: Art Moseley, Co-Pilot: Ed O’Malley, Navigator: Woodrow Ellerston, Radio Operator: Mike Roskovitch, pass-Lt Wilfred Lowe (RN), pass-AC2 E.S.Hodgson (RAF) (6KIA); prior to return to home base #1 failed so pilot decide to take off on three engines but crashed in field just beyond runway. Salvaged. n/battle damage. (Roskovitch killed, first EM to complete tour of 25 missions.)
Last updated: 20. February 2019
B-17 42-31715 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Arthur G. Moseley | KIS | - |
| CP | 2LT | Edward D. O’Malley | KIS | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Woodrow S. Ellerton | KIS | - |
| RO | 2LT | Michael Roskovitch | KIS | - |
| --- | --- | Wilfred Lowe | KIS | RN |
| --- | --- | Edward Sydney Hodgkins | KIS | RAF |
Write comment