| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-5-VE: 42-5710 to 42-5724 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 367th Bomb Squadron, 368th Bomb Squadron, 544th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GY-Y, SU-A |
| MACR | 776 |
| Fate: |
, Out of gas (06 September 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5720 / Scarlet aka Slightly Dangerous
Delivered to Tulsa 23/9/42; Wayne 2/11/42; West Palm Beach 14/12/42; Assigned to the 367BS/306BG [GY-Y] Thurleigh SCARLET 2/2/43; then 368BS; taxi accident with Dick O’Hara 20/4/43; transferred 544th Bomb Squadron/384th Bomb Group [SU-A] Grafton Underwood, Station 106 on 23 August 1943; Missing in Action on a mission to Stuttgart, 6 September 1943 with Lester H. Aufmuth, Bombardier: James C. Jensen Jr, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Robert K. Price, Waist gunner: Joseph H. Smith (4 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: James G. McMath, Navigator: Charles O. Downe, Radio Operator: Louie F. Weatherford, Ball turret gunner: James L. Wagner, Waist gunner: Charles A. Fisher,Tail gunner: Carl E. Bachmann (6 evaded capture); no gas, crashed Doiains, ten miles E of Evreux, France. Missing Air Crew Report 776
This page was last updated on 16 September 2017
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