| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 526th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LF-F |
| MACR | 1331 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 November 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-39779
Delivered Long Beach 28/8/43; Scott 16/9/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF–F] Kimbolton 21/10/43; Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Eldon Planalp, Co-pilot: Jim Lincoln, Bombardier: Don Roesch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Budzius, Radio Operator: Don Waldram, Ball turret gunner: Ed LeBlanc, Waist gunner: Tony Kolich,Tail gunner: Doug Johnson (8 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Ben Nordeen, Waist gunner: Ken Smith (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Grossenging, near Lindern nine miles W of Cloppenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1331.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
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