| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-35-BO: 42-5079 to 42-5149 |
| Delievered: | Tulsa |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron, 546th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WW-J, BK-B |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (10 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5086 / Wahoo II
Delivered Tulsa 17/9/42; Presque Is 17/11/42; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-J] Thurleigh 25/11/42; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-B] Grafton Underwood 5/9/43; battle damaged Munster 10/10/43 with Bill Wilson, Co-pilot: Carlos Rabby, Navigator: Bob Belk, Bombardier: Rich Crown, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lerster Birnbaum, Radio Operator: Jim Compton, Ball turret gunner: David Heintzelman, Waist gunner: Murray Stamm, Waist gunner: F.O. Miller,Tail gunner: Frank Greene (10 Returned to Duty), crash landed on bank of River Dove, Eye, Sfk, crew bailed over Ipswich; Salvaged. WAHOO II.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-5086 / Wahoo II Details
Crew bailed out near Ipswich; aircraft continued in flight and crash-landed at Eye, Suffolk, killing a cow.
This page was last updated on 08 January 2026
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