| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-VE: 42-97736 to 42-97835 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 571st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FC-E |
| MACR | 15236 |
| Fate: |
, ditched (29 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97830
Delivered Denver 9/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned: 571BS/390BG [FC-E] Framlingham 1/5/44; MIA Bohlen 29/6/44 Pilot: Bob Moody, Co-Pilot: Capt Bill Nugent, Bombardier: Dan Simpson, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Don Beeson, Radio Operator: W.S. Belgium. , Waist Gunner: Carl Gray, Waist Gunner: Ottavio Zannetti, Tail Gunner: Bob Gilmore (8RTD); Navigator: Jim Mayall, Ball Turret Gunner: Don Downie (2KIA); fell out of formation with #2 feathered, nearing coast feathered two more; ditched Channel, Enemy aircraft strafed rescue launch, sinking it and killing Mayall and Downie; another launch arrived and took rest to Yarmouth, Nfk., UK. MACR 15236.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 06 November 2018
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