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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-VE: 42-39958 to 42-40057 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 615th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IY-D |
| MACR | 6001 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (19 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-40002 / Breezing Home
Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; Cheyenne 16/11/43; Kearney 19/11/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-D] Deenethorpe 29/12/43. Involved in parking accident at Little Staughton on 1 January 1944. 42-40002 lost brake hydraulic pressure while taxiing and struck another parked B-17, 42-37928. Pilot of 42-40002 that day was Clyde A. Lewis; Co-pilot: Mitchell K. Woods; Navigator: William M. Eaton; Radio Operator: Clarence R. Miner; passenger : Donald W. Michael, (5 Returned to Duty). Missing in Action on the 19 June 1944 mission to the Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield. Pilot : William W. Trimble; Co-Pilot : Fred L. Shantz; Navigator : Beryl F. Lemke; Bombardier : Enver C. Cury; Engineer/Top Turret Gunner : Edward Tracey; Radio Operator : Jack Mackey; Ball Turret Gunner : John E. Schaffer; Left Wiast Gunner : Joseph P. Acker; Right Waist Gunner : Paul K. Courtad; Tail Gunner : William A. Armstrong (10 evaded capture). Flak KOd #2 & #4 and severed control cables. Crashed Le Pouyau, near Artiguillon, 4km South of Lesparre-Médoc, NW of Bordeaux, France. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 6001.
B-17 42-40002 / Breezing Home Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | William W. Trimble | EVD | - |
| CP | 1LT | Fred L. Shantz | EVD | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Beryl L. Lemke | EVD | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Enver C. Cury | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Edward Tracey | EVD | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Jack L. Mackey | EVD | - |
| BT | SGT | John E. Schaeffer | EVD | - |
| WG | SGT | Joseph F. Acker | EVD | - |
| WG | SGT | Paul K. Courtad | EVD | - |
| TG | SGT | William R. Asbell | EVD | - |
This page was last updated on 25 July 2020
25. July 2020 access_time 20:20
Sirs; in the list above the radio operators name is not correct. His real name Jack L. Mackey. Thank you
25. July 2020 access_time 20:29
Thank you Peter, I have corrected the name to Mackey.