| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-45-VE: 42-6030 to 42-6104 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | LD-Z |
| MACR: | 8074 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (11 August 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-6087 / Royal Flush aka Harper’s Ferry
Delivered Long Beach 18/7/43; Cheyenne 19/7/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-Z] Thorpe Abbotts 5/9/43; Missing in Action (75m) Villacoublay 11/8/44 with Alfred Aske, Navigator: Gordon Davis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Williams,Tail gunner: Stuart Allison (4 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Jim Magargee, Waist gunner: Armando Consorto (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Chas Barber, Radio Operator: Chas Nekvasil, Ball turret gunner: Norman Fernaays (3 evaded capture & Returned to Duty); flak hit #3 engine and crashed Villebon near Meudon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 8074. HARPER’S FERRY aka ROYAL FLUSH.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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