| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-VE: 42-5765 to 42-5804 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron, 423rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 15635 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (01 May 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5784
Delivered Long Beach 25/1/43; Salina 1/2/43; New Castle 16/2/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD- ] Thurleigh 12/3/43; transferred 369BS, taxi accident with Bart Wigginton 15/3/43; Missing in Action St Nazaire 1/5/43 with Bart Wigginton, Co-pilot: Ralph Denny, Navigator: Bob Farmer, Bombardier: Dave Nordberg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Cybulski, Radio Operator: Abe Cogan, Ball turret gunner: Bill Dyakovich, Waist gunner: Cleston Harrison, Waist gunner: Rob Gordon,Tail gunner: Ralph Wallace (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, ditched Channel off Brest, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 15635.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 06 January 2018
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