| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Delievered: | Long Beach |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 546th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BK- |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, ditched (01 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-39796
Delivered Long Beach 3/9/43; Scott 21/9/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 21/10/43; transferred 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 2/11/43; re-ass 546BS/384BG [BK- ] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; Missing in Action Leverkusen (Solingen) 1/12/43 with R. A. Martin, Co-pilot: Bill Laseur, Navigator: John Kazmerski, Bombardier: Chas Fleenor, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gerry Wilson, Radio Operator: Jim Schwartz, Ball turret gunner: Walt Miller, Waist gunner: G. Grant, Waist gunner: – Rutherford,Tail gunner: Homer Taylor. (10 Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft, ditched Channel, all rescued by ASR. No MACR.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-39796 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Rudolph Alfred Martin | RTD | - |
| CP | --- | William Veryle Laseur | RTD | - |
| NAV | --- | John Thomas Kazmerski | RTD | - |
| BOMB | --- | Charles Thurman Fleenor | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Gerald Eugene Wilson | RTD | - |
| RO | --- | James Cornelius Schwarz | RTD | - |
| BT | --- | Robert Lee Miller | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Ralph Gilbert Grant | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Archie Retherford, Jr. | RTD | - |
| TG | --- | Homer William Taylor | RTD | - |
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