| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 to 42-5854 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: |
, ditched (07 May 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5840
Delivered Long Beach 15/3/43; Scotts Bluff 29/3/43; Salina 15/4/43; Presque 2/5/43; Assigned Davis Prov Gp; ditched North Atlantic and lost 7/5/43 on ferry flight from Goose Bay to UK with James F. Musser, Jr., Co-pilot: Dave Woolan, Bombardier: Chas Parlee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Atkinson, Radio Operator: Elmo Humphreys, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Shearer, Radio Operator: Bill Clough,Tail gunner: Kermit Ward (8RTD-rescued by RN destroyer), Navigator: Joe Greene, Waist gunner: Fred Unangst (2 Killed in Service -drowned); Condemned 13/5/43.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-5840 Details
Aircraft was on ferry flight from Goose bay to Scotland with fuelling stop in Iceland. After about 7 hours flying the aircraft encountered heavy storm and lost Radio contact and some navigational equipment. The aircraft was lost and the pilot decided to ditch near an escort destroyer ca 150 mi. from Meeks Airfield.
This page was last updated on 04 November 2017
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