Source:
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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: | , 612th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | SC-J |
| MACR | 6002 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (19 June 1944) |
| Missions: | 34 |
History of
B-17 42-40050 / Channel Express III
Delivered Long Beach 16/11/43; Gr Island 4/12/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; Prestwick, UK 15/12/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-J] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; Missing in Action Bordeaux 19/6/44 with Bill Massey, Bombardier: Lew Stelljes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Francis Beard (3 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Dominic Ceresa, Radio Operator: Harry Earnes, Ball turret gunner: Bob Mahler, Waist gunner: Alf Wieters, Waist gunner: Jim Faulkner,Tail gunner: Paul White (7 Killed in Action); mech. fault, spun down and exploded, crashed Chez Renard, near Jauldes, ten miles N of Angouleme, Fr ; Missing Air Crew Report 6002. CHANNEL EXPRESS III.
B-17 42-40050 / Channel Express III Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | William E. Massey | EVD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Dominick Ceresa | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William T. Nealon | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Lewis V. Stelljes | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Francis L. Berard | EVD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Harold L. Eames | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Robert L. Mahler | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Alfred E. Wieters | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James P. Faulkner | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Paul A. White | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 23 August 2018
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