Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 360th Bomb Squadron, 526th Bomb Squadron, 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JD-, LF-B |
| MACR | 4929 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 1889 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (19 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-39783 / Blues in the Knight
Delivered Long Beach 30/8/43; Scott 17/9/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG Molesworth 19/10/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD- ] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; then transferred 526BS/379BG [LF-B] Kimbolton 11/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Merlyn Wilson, Co-pilot: Dean Reid, Navigator: Fred High, Bombardier: Henry McGreevy, Radio Operator: Clayton Bates, Ball turret gunner: John Strouse, Waist gunner: Wayne Davis,Tail gunner: Albt Van Dyke (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Stanton (KIA- shot after he bailed out); flak, crashed Kletkamp, near Blekendorf, four miles SE of Lutjenburg, 20 miles SE of Kiel, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4929. BLUES IN THE KNIGHT.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-39783 / Blues in the Knight Details
Picture shows B-17G-1-VE #42-39783 ‘Blues in the Knight’ with an unknown crew on 28 March 1944.
B-17 42-39783 / Blues in the Knight Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Merlyn P. Wilson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Dean W. Reid | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Frederick A. High | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Henry P. McGreevy | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Arthur H. Stanton | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Clayton W. Bates | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | John Strouse | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Wayne M. Davis | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Albert M. Van Dyke | POW | - |
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