Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 535th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (21 January 1945) |
History of
B-17 42-97511 / Egg Haid
Delivered Cheyenne 7/12/43; Albuquerque 15/12/43; Kearney 4/1/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-K] Ridgewell 22/2/44; mid air coll with 42-40011 returning from Aschaffenburg 21/1/45 with Val Crofts, Co-pilot: Nicholas Tauro, Navigator: Seymour Sobole, tog-Ed Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gildo Pannacione, Radio Operator: Morris Shapiro, Ball turret gunner: Allen Taylor, Waist gunner: John York,Tail gunner: Milton Swarts (9 Killed in Action); crashed near base; Salvaged 2 SAD Watton, Nfk. EGG HAID.
B-17 42-97511 / Egg Haid Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-40011 ‘Schnozzle’ on returning vom mission on 21st January 1945.
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