Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-40-DL: 42-3229 to 42-3283 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JD-M |
| MACR | 287 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (12 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3231 / The Inferno
Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-M] Grafton Underwood 28/5/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Capt Rich Carrington, Co-pilot: Harvey Esty, Navigator: Robin Taber, Bombardier: Capt Mike Smithwick, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Phil Schmidlapp, Waist gunner: Joe Scholand (6 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Art Brittain, Ball turret gunner: Win Smalley, Waist gunner: Floyd Wingate,Tail gunner: Walt Parkins (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Erfstadt, near Liblar, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 287. THE INFERNO.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 03 October 2017
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