| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-35-VE: 42-5905 to 42-5954 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 301st Bomb Group, 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 341st Bomb Squadron, 353rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 6406 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (23 June 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-5951 / O Pissonya
Delivered Long Beach 30/5/43; Kearney 26/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Oudna 12/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; 17m transferred 341BS/97BG Depienne; l/Corsica 1/12/43 ex-Turin with four WIA; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 23/6/44 with 1Lt William C Symonds, 2Lt David R Kingsley (cp – awarded Medal of Honor), 2Lt Robert L Newson, 2Lt Edwin O Anderson, T/Sgt John J Meyer, S/Sgt Martin Hettinga Jr, T/Sgt Lloyd E Kane, S/Sgt Harold D James, S/Sgt Stanley J Kmiec, S/Sgt Michael J Sullivan; enemy aircraft, crashed Plovdiv; MACR 6406. O PISSONYA
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 26 February 2019
12. May 2021 access_time 3:34
David R Kingsley, the bombardier, was a hero who gave up his parachute to S/Sgt Michael J Sullivan when his parachute could not be located. He was the only one who did not survive in the crew and died in the crash, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. More info here:
https://www.142fw.ang.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1531410/the-final-flight-of-david-r-kingsley/
https://youtu.be/ddNAh3DCvZM