Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 728th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3489 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (28 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97200
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 20/2/44; Presque 12/3/44; Assigned: 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 12/3/44; MIA Chateaudun 28/3/44 Pilot: Chas Robinson, Co-Pilot: Cliff Downen, Navigator: Chas Morgan, Bombardier: Bill Harrison, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Melvin Baughman, Ball Turret Gunner: Oscar McClure (6KIA); Radio Operator: Conrad Desmarais, Waist Gunner: Morris Anderson, Waist Gunner: Bill Abbott, Tail Gunner: Dallas Oliver (4POW); flak hit and exploded at radio room, where r-op was blown out of aircraft, while Anderson baled after dropping 12,000 ft in tail section before fixing his ‘chute; crashed a mile from Chateaudun A/Fd, Fr. MACR 3489.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97200 Details
Photo shows #42-97200 en route to a target 27th March 1944. Aircraft would be shot down next day.
This page was last updated on 10 April 2018
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