| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-50-BO: 42-5350 to 42-5484 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 366th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 15721 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (01 May 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-5435
Delivered Cheyenne 8/12/42; Morrison 8/2/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 9/2/43; transferred 366BS/306BG Thurleigh 2/43; Missing in Action St Nazaire 1/5/43 with Einer Suomi, Co-pilot: Erwin Schott, Navigator: Rene Clark, Bombardier: Clarry Gillespie, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fairen Sion, Radio Operator: Chas Hirsch, Ball turret gunner: Willis Gibson, Waist gunner: Bob Markli, Waist gunner: Dick Spelts,Tail gunner: Warden Cain (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ditched Bay of Biscay. Missing Air Crew Report 15721.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 13 September 2017
14. December 2022 access_time 1:06
This B-17 was assigned to the 305th Bomb Group, 366th Bomb Squadron. Squadron codes KY-F. Spotted in the Memphis Belle outtakes. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0uTzBLdnNwfSpoqXX7DUbzANMVuEscx4uWUGhxzLBgjgNV9Vs31eixQtnPaXwYHZjl&id=100084587044039