| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-50-BO: 42-5350 to 42-5484 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 367th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (06 March 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-5378
Delivered at Tulsa 26-Nov-42; New Castle 11-Dec-42; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY- ] Thurleigh 1-Jan-43; Missing in Action on 6-Mar-43 on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. The aircraft came under heavy fighter attack shortly after rounding the Brest Peninsula and the aircraft was abandoned. Exact crash location not determined. No Missing Air Crew Report was ever made documenting this loss. 3KIA 6POW 1EVD.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-5378 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Earl C. Tunnell | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Robert E. Biggs | EVD | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Mayer Ekin | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Andrew J. Friedrich | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Charles K. Kirby, Jr. | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robert A. Siavage | POW | - |
| BT | T/SGT | George A. Tracy | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ernest C. Maynard | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Chalres D. Hill, Jr. | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Donald Tunstall | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
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