| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 364th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WF-H |
| MACR | 4354 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (24 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-39818
Delivered Long Beach 9/9/43; Scott 29/9/43; ass 364BS/305BG [WF-H] Chelveston 19/10/43; detailed mission to Hamm 24/4/44 Pilot: Roland Schellenberg, plus six RTD; Navigator: John Bradino, Bombardier: Curtis Poe, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Vince fay (3KIA-baled and probably drowned); en route to target fire broke out in cockpit, bombs were salvoed over North Sea, however fire eventually extinguished, before aircraft brought back to land at Bungay, Sfk; sal 2 SAD Watton, Nfk 28/4/44. MACR 4354.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 16 December 2018
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