| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 to 42-5854 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group, 301st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 32nd Bomb Squadron, 49th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 1993 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by friendly-fire (24 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-5836 / Hot Cock
Delivered Long Beach 11/3/43; Denver 15/3/43; Tinker 30/3/43; Homestead 7/4/43; Morrison 15/4/43; Assigned 32BS/301BG St Donat 16/4/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; {31m} transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola 14/1/44; Missing in Action Sofia 24/1/44 with Tom Grissom, Co-pilot: Royce Shellbarger, Navigator: Pat Meagher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Drake, Waist gunner: Cecil Corbin, Waist gunner: Bill Harkness (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Norman Mirchin, Radio Operator: Ernie Terry, Ball turret gunner: Dave Torrey,Tail gunner: John Murray (4 Killed in Action); right wing badly damaged when hit by bombs from B-17 above, no chutes seen. Missing Air Crew Report 1993. HOT COCK.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 28 August 2017
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