| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 510th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | TU-O |
| MACR | 1983 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (31 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-39823 / Iron Ass
Delivered Long Beach 11/9/43; Gr Island 10/10/43; Scott 30/10/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 4/11/43; transferred 510BS/351BG [TU-O] Polebrook 18/11/43; Missing in Action 8m Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Pilot Marvin H. Bender; Co-pilot: William J. Grupp; Radio Operator: Francis W. Rollins; Ball turret gunner: Levi H. Collins; Left Waist gunner: Harold F. Long; Right Waist gunner: Veikko J. Koski;Tail gunner: Lawrence R. Anderson (all 7 made Prisoners of War). The Navigator, Harold O. Freeman, the Bombardier, Robert B. Wilcox and the Flight engineer/top turret gunner, Francis E. Anderson all evaded capture. Flak, crashed in the sea, off the coast of Royan, France. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 1983.
This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
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