| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 527th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FO-S |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (05 January 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-37887
Delivered Denver 1/10/43; Gr Island 24/10/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-S] Kimbolton 22/11/43; during assembly for mid-air coll with 42-31441 (303BG), with Wayne Maresh, Co-pilot: Frank Mailander, Navigator: Bob Romme, Bombardier: Burton Kashatt, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Williams, Radio Operator: Orvis Wilsey,Tail gunner: Jerry Gentile (7 Killed in Action), Ball turret gunner: Albt McGrew, Waist gunner: Jim O’Neil, Waist gunner: Maurice Cheramie (3WIA); crashed Covington, Hunts, UK. Salvaged.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-37887 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-31441 on 05 January 1944.
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This page was last updated on 11 September 2017
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