| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 to 42-5854 |
| Delievered: | Long Beach |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 547th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | SO-M |
| MACR | 16357 & 16299 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (25 June 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-5850
Delivered Long Beach 20/3/43; Sioux City 13/4/43; Kearney 3/5/43; Dow Fd 20/3/43; Assigned: 547BS/384BG [SO-M] Grafton Underwood 24/5/43; MIA Hamburg 25/6/43 Pilot: Maj Seldon McMillin, Co-Pilot: Jim Smith, Navigator: Capt Jim Foister, Bombardier: Francis Meyers, Radio Operator: John Reichwein, Ball Turret Gunner: Lynn Jone, Waist Gunner: Dave Pratt, Waist Gunner: Stan McArthur, Tail Gunner: Art Nelson (9POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Robert Harrison Buckley (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Smallbroek, SW of Beilen, Hol. MACR 16357.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 04 March 2026
02. March 2026 access_time 10:41
The name of Bob Buckley wrong, is official name is. Robert Harrison Buckley, he is buried on Margraten in J-18-12.
I belong a photo of this plane on the crash site.
04. March 2026 access_time 19:16
Thanks, I have updated his name.