| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-45-VE: 42-6030 to 42-6104 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (18 October 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-6042
Delivered Burbank 2/7/43; Dallas 8/8/43; crashed 18/10/43 with Dick Creamer, on Stormy Peak, Pinetree Park, Col.; Written off 21/10/43.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-6042 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Richard Muhleman Creamer | KIC | - |
| CP | 2LT | Joseph Rex Arnold | KIC | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Warren Mead Dean | KIC | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Andrew Harlan Christensen | KIC | - |
| RO | SGT | Robert J. Hopkins | KIC | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William Noel Cook | KIC | - |
| WG | SGT | Philip Madsen Doddridge | KIC | - |
| TG | SGT | Carl Everett Hamre | KIC | - |
This page was last updated on 02 December 2022
08. July 2022 access_time 0:15
Thanks once again, Jing, for sending me the identifying information pertaining to the B-17 co-piloted by Lt. Joseph Arnold. Feel free to post any of the article files onto your site. Will send along any additional information if I locate any.
James
30. November 2022 access_time 16:34
Greetings. 2 Corrections. Pilot was not known as Dick Creamer. He is Richard or Rich. Also middle name is Muhleman.
He was my uncle. I never met him as he died 2 weeks before my parents were married.
02. December 2022 access_time 10:01
Thank you! I have corrected his name.
Cheers
Jing
20. September 2025 access_time 22:24
I took photos of the wreckage this week. Would you like some to add to this database?
23. September 2025 access_time 12:34
Hello Michael,
yes of course!
Please send me the photo to: info@b17flyingfortress.de
Thanks!