| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 365th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 5336 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (28 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-39878 / War Eagle
Delivered Long Beach 28/9/43; Gr Island 26/10/43; ass 365BS/305BG [XK- ] Chelveston 3/1/44; MIA Zwickau 28/5/44 Pilot: Julius F. Herrick, Co-Pilot: Lloyd Saunders, Navigator: Leon Lobdell, Bombardier: Herbert Borax, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Gillespie, Radio Operator: Bill Schwartz, Ball Turret Gunner: Orval Busby, Tail Gunner: John Napier (8POW); Waist Gunner: Dan Dunbar, Waist Gunner: Ben Norris (2EVD- ret UK 5 Sept); damaged in target area, crash-landed Hentern, N of Zerf, 11 miles SE of Trier, Germany. MACR 5336.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 28 November 2018
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