Production-block:
B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 305th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 364th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 11040 / KSU/ME/KU: 3435
History of
B-17 42-39947 / Chaquita
Delivered Long Beach 15/10/43; Gr Island 2/11/43; ass 364BS/305BG Chelveston 12/11/43; MIA Berlin 5/12/44 Pilot: Chas Todd, Ed Pfeiffer, Lloyd Olsen, Ray Colaizzi, Claud Taylor, Steve Payer, Tom Butler, Joe Vanderstelt, Chester Thompson (9KIA); flak, crashed Prenden, Germany. ‘; MACR 11040. CHIQUITA.
Last updated: 5. March 2021
B-17 42-39947 / Chaquita Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Charles R. Todd | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Edward Pfeiffer, Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Lloyd K. Olson | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Raymond Colaizzi | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Claude A. Taylor | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Stephen A. Payer | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Thomas T. Butler | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph Vanderstelt | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Chester L. Thompson | KIA | - |
07. November 2022 access_time 12:56
Charles (Rex as he was called by his family) Todd was my great uncle. Thank you for the information. My grandmother still reads the letters that he sent her (She is 94 as of 2022). Rex was 21.
07. December 2023 access_time 3:56
Hello Robin, can you please send me an email? TJ3business@gmail.com – I have a letter from another member of this crew and would desperately like to speak with you or your grandmother. Thank you! -TJ with TJ3 History