| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-VE: 42-5765 to 42-5804 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 323rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OR-U |
| MACR | 262 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 29 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (12 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5787 / Billie K.
Delivered Long Beach 19/1/43; Salina 2/2/43; Homestead 21/2/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-U] Bassingbourn 9/3/43; Missing in Action {5+m} Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Jerold Kethley, Co-pilot: Ennis Cox, Navigator: Bob Sternberg, Bombardier: Jim Cullen, ttg-Bob Danielson, Radio Operator: Conrad Dussault, Ball turret gunner: Harry Stokes, Waist gunner: Alf Bragg, Waist gunner: John Burke,Tail gunner: Wilf Bacon (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft strafed cockpit and KO’d #1, crashed Forsbach, near Cologne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 262. BILLIE K.
B-17 42-5787 / Billie K. Details
A/C 787 was hit by first E/A attack at 0837. Two 20 MM shells were seen to hit the nose of the A/C. Eight 20 MM shells hit the left wing near #1 engine which it seemed must have done some damage to #1 engine, although it still was running when the A/C dropped back and down with a group behind. It was last seen at an altitude of 29000 feet in the vicinity of Goch on a heading of 112 degrees magnetic at 0842 hours.
Source: MACR 262
B-17 42-5787 / Billie K. Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Jerold D. Kethley | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Ennis Cox | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Robert D. Sternberg | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James J. Cullen | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Robert C. Danielson | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Conrad E. Dussault | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Harold V. Stokes | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Alfred J. Bragg | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John K. Burke | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Wilford R. Bacon | POW | - |
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