Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-45-DL: 42-3284 to 42-3338 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 569th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | CC-L |
| MACR | 258 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (15 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3306
Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Dow Fd 13/7/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-L] Framlingham 14/7/43; Missing in Action Vitry-En-Artois 15/8/43 with Bill Lawrence (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Middledorf, Navigator: Joe Birdwell, Bombardier: Francis Harkins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Sentkoski (4 evaded capture); Radio Operator: Bill Murphy, Ball turret gunner: Bernie Stevens, Waist gunner: Pat Caron, Waist gunner: Romaine Fiffe,Tail gunner: Pete Mrjenovich (5 Killed in Action); aircraft broke in half in mid-air coll with 42-30320 over target area, crashed Bonvinchen, near St Omer, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 258. PHOENIX.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 10 April 2018
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