| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-35-BO: 42-5079 to 42-5149 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 88th Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 335th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: | |
History of
B-17 42-5080
Delivered Geiger 26 September 1942. Rapid City 3 November 1942. Assigned 88 BG/317BS. Force-landed base with Richard H. McGibeny 17 November 1942. Assigned 335BS/95BG, crashed Huron, South Dakota 18 February 1943, due to structural failure during a training flight with Pilot 1st Lt Oliver L. Walker; Co-pilot: 2nd Lt Howard D. Stevens Jr; Navigator: 2nd Lt Norman K. Mattice; Bombardier: 2nd Lt George J. Morris; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: T/Sgt Gerald W. Baker; Radio Operator: T/Sgt Charles R. Hooberry; Ball turret gunner: S/Sgt James D. White; Waist gunner: S/Sgt Michael Mitzka; Tail gunner: S/Sgt Charles A. Missana (9 Killed in Service). Written off.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
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