| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-VE: 42-5765 to 42-5804 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 327th Bomb Squadron, 410th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | UX-J |
| MACR | 656 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (12 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5801 / Flak Happy
Delivered Long Beach 10/2/43; Salina 27/2/43; Smoky Hill 31/3/43; Presque Is 14/4/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG Earls Colne 22/4/43; 333BS Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 327BS/92BG [UX-J] Alconbury 28/7/43; Missing in Action Bochum (T/O), Ger 12/8/43 with Paul Casey, Co-pilot: George Kearin, Navigator: Luther Baker, Radio Operator: Dave Penley, Ball turret gunner: Tom Perkins, Waist gunner: Joe Soper, Waist gunner: Audrey Berry,Tail gunner: Elmer Ripley (8 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Chas Mayo{bailed out too low}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Edwards (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Phillipine, four miles W of Ternuezen, Holl. Missing Air Crew Report 656. FLAK HAPPY.
This page was last updated on 18 June 2017
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