Production-block:
B-17F-20-VE: 42-5765 to 42-5804
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 19th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 93rd Bomb Squadron
Fate:
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History of
B-17 42-5798
Delivered Long Beach 3/2/43; Rapid City 17/2/43; Brookley 12/3/43; Morrison 19/4/43; with Bill Sauer, force landed on salt flats 32 miles SE of base, TX 30/5/43.
Last updated: 20. June 2021
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B-17 42-5798 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | William J. Sauer | UNK | - |
23. February 2018 access_time 5:56
Ref: B-17 # 42-5798 This B-17 hit a mountain top 32 mi SE of Salt Flats, Tx. completely destroyed by fire, I have pictures of crash site. How do I know this, my dad was on this aircraft 5-30-1943, #5798 was on a training mission flying out of Pyote Air Base, Tx. All aboard were killed. (11)
23. February 2018 access_time 6:21
Thank you for this information!
10. March 2018 access_time 1:19
my father was the tailgunner on little chum with your father
10. March 2018 access_time 1:20
his name paul breitenstine