| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-VE: 42-39958 to 42-40057 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 729th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashed on take off (09 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-39977 / Hard To Get
Delivered Long Beach 25/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 30/11/43; crashed on take off for Frankfurt 2/8/44, with Eno Compton, Co-pilot: Art Westrum, Navigator: Randall Toye, Bombardier: Bob Ettlinger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Halphen, Radio Operator: Dale Hood, Ball turret gunner: John Schuetz, Waist gunner: Marion Shinpaugh, Waist gunner: Fred Douglas, Tail gunner: Ernie Taylor (10 Killed in Service); electrical fire started in cockpit then suddenly dived into ground at Morley Hall Farm, Morley St Peter, near Wymondham, Norfolk, sal 10/2/44. HARD TO GET.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 10 April 2018
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