| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-70-DL: 42-3483 to 42-3503, B-17G-1-DL: 42-3483 to 42-3503 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 548th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GX-L |
| MACR | 1665 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-3488 / Weidner’s Wildcat
Delivered Denver 13/7/43; Scott 15/8/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-L] Gt Ashfield 25/8/43; Missing in Action Emden 11/12/43 with Edwin Pollock, Co-pilot: Milo Raim, Navigator: Maurice Alexander, Bombardier: Max Weinstein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herb Baber, Radio Operator: Max Schwartz, Waist gunner: Francis Harwell,Tail gunner: Joe Lavia (8 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Wilf Husband, Waist gunner: Howard Hall (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #2, crashed yards from Lake Sneekermeer, Offingawier, Holl. Missing Air Crew Report 1665. WEIDNER’S WILDCAT.
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B-17 42-3488 / Weidner’s Wildcat Details
More information
- http://franckruffino.chez.com/My-Site/B-17%2042-3488.htm
- https://www.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/11-12-1943-sglo-t3194-boeing-b-17f-42-3488/
- https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/b-17-flying-fortress-/B-1711175.html
- http://www.zzairwar.nl/dossiers/784.html
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