| 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: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 571st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FC-L |
| MACR | 4582 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (08 May 1944) |
| Missions: | 15 |
History of
B-17 42-3498 / Hap’s Hazard aka Red Head
Delivered Denver 12/7/43; Scribner 30/7/43; Kearney 3/8/43; Scott Fd 14/8/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-L] Framlingham 25/8/43 RED HEAD; Lt Jim Baker (nav) killed by prop after aircraft stopped because of flat tyre 27/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin (15m) 8/5/44 with Jim Son, Co-pilot: Ed Cahill, Navigator: John Dryden, Bombardier: Roswell Spoor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dominic DeFillippis, Radio Operator: Jack Keck, Ball turret gunner: Earl Mayer, Waist gunner: Harry Blackmer, Waist gunner: Lloyd Barnes,Tail gunner: Howard Thomas (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ship spun in, crew unable to bale; crashed two miles S of Ostenholz, 25 miles N of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4582. HAP’S HAZARD aka RED HEAD.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 10 January 2020
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