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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 322nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LG-C |
| MACR | 6545 |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged, interned (25 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97292 / Bachelor’s Bride
Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Gr Island 2/3/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-C] Bassingbourn 7/4/44; Missing in Action 3+m Toulouse 25/6/44 with Farrall Goodrich, Co-pilot: Stan Spencer, Navigator: John Smith, Bombardier: Harry Kurras, ttg-Bill Zura, Radio Operator: Jesse CragheadWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Bill FannWounded in Action, Waist gunner: Edwin Braun,Tail gunner: John Callaghan (9INT); flak KO’d #4 before enemy aircraft hit #2 & #3, force landed uphill in Spanish meadow, La Campa de Erandio, Sondico, ten miles NE of Bilbao, Spain; Missing Air Crew Report 6545. BACHELOR’S BRIDE.
B-17 42-97292 / Bachelor’s Bride Details
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