| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 709th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 15602 |
| Fate: |
, Destroyed on ground (21 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-39864
Delivered: Long Beach 23/9/43; Harvard 6/10/43; ass 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43; exploded on base, 21/4/44. All 709BS ground crew personnel were: Bob Adams, Ed Baculis, Otton Branham, Doug Graves, John Harms, Paul Kasch,Ken Lofton, John Ragan, Don Roach, George Slachta, Herb Spreen, Jim Trott, Bill Wilson, Bill Vaughn, and Henry Chavez (871 Chem. Co.). (15KIA) Aircraft being serviced prior to mission, possibly while fusing some bombs exploded; two trucks and a trailer destroyed while a nearby cottage was badly damaged; Salvaged. MACR 15602.
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B-17 42-39864 Details
Delivered: Long Beach 23/9/43; Harvard 6/10/43; ass 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43; exploded on base, 21/4/44. All 709BS ground crew personnel were: Bob Adams, Ed Baculis, Otton Branham, Doug Graves, John Harms, Paul Kasch,Ken Lofton, John Ragan, Don Roach, George Slachta, Herb Spreen, Jim Trott, Bill Wilson, Bill Vaughn, and Henry Chavez (871 Chem. Co.). (15KIA) Aircraft being serviced prior to mission, possibly while fusing some bombs exploded; two trucks and a trailer destroyed while a nearby cottage was badly damaged; Salvaged. MACR 15602.
This page was last updated on 19 October 2018
05. August 2024 access_time 8:10
from what i’m told my grandfather clifford abbott was originally assigned to this ground crew and was switched with another ground crew member to shortly before to load this plane luckily for my grandfather that switch saved his life