B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-5848 / Patches

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General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 to 42-5854
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 384th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 547th Bomb Squadron
RCL SO-R
Fate: , Battle damaged
(30 July 1943)
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History of
B-17 42-5848 / Patches

Delivered Long Beach 20/3/43; Sioux City 13/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Dow Fd 20/3/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-R] Grafton Underwood 24/5/43; battle damaged Kassel 30/7/43 with Bill Harry, Co-pilot: Ivan Rice, Navigator: Dave Black, Bombardier: Chas Mannka, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Curry Reed, Radio Operator: Ed Simpson, Ball turret gunner: John McKenna, Waist gunner: Willard Cronin, Waist gunner: Tom Wheeler,Tail gunner: Leroy Parent (10RTD- but six wia) ; crash landed Boxted A/fd, Ex, UK; Salvaged AFSC 6/8/43. PATCHES.

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This page was last updated on 01 March 2018

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