Production-block:
B-17F-30-DL: 42-3149 to 42-3188
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 99th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 347th Bomb Squadron
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History of
B-17 42-3179
Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/43; Morrison 30/4/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG Navarin 3/5/43; Oudna 4/8/43; battle damaged Bolzano, It. 10/11/43 with Bob Hain & crew, landed Corsica. Missing in Action Eleusis Afd, Athens 18/11/43 with Carson, Jamison, Rogers, Stuhlman, Vance, Dobbs, Riley, Emond, Mohney, Weide (10 Killed in Action); crashed Ragusa, Sicily.
Last updated: 25. May 2018
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28. March 2023 access_time 14:42
My Grandfather Merton Coyne was on the mission with Bob Hain when 42-3179 was battle damaged in Bolzano IT, and had to land in Corsica. Looking for more information on this crew.
06. October 2023 access_time 21:33
Your grandfather Merton Coyne played on the 1940 state football champions in Hastings, Nebraska. His team is being inducted into our school hall of fame this winter (Feb 2024). I am attempting to contact interested family members. Greg Mays (gmays@hhstigers.com)
27. May 2024 access_time 20:45
My husband’s uncle was David Wayne Carson (Pennsylvania), pilot. Crashed into stone wall trying to land damaged plane in bad weather in a farmer’s field in Sicily. Died 19 Nov 1943. Awarded Purple Heart posthumously.