| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 349th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XR-B/M |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (09 November 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31986 / Once in’a While aka Boomerang
Delivered Cheyenne 134/1/44; Kearney 22/1/44; Presque Is 16/1/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-B/M] Thorpe Abbotts 27/2/44; battle damaged Saarbrucken 9/11/44 with Lewis Williams, force landed continent; Salvaged 8/12/44. ONCE IN A WHILE aka BOOMERANG.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
23. February 2026 access_time 20:32
A close friend’s father was either the bombardier or navigator in the B-17 “once in’a while”. Name: Owen E Larson. Made it home to Neenah, WI to eventually become a doctor/ anesthesiologist with 9 kids. Any records of him and which position …bomber or nav? (Masters of the air made me remember this. What an excellent show!)
I THINK he might have been in the 100th…not sure. The son I used to hang out with died, so I can’t get the answer. Thanks for your time, J. Kraus