| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-VE: 42-97836 to 42-97935 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| MACR | 3637 |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding (09 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97854
Delivered Denver 15/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned: 390BG Framlingham but made wheels up landing on ice Lageons Fjord, Greenland en route UK, 9/4/44 Pilot: George Williamson, Co-Pilot: George Shern, Navigator: Ashley Thornburg, Bombardier: Bill Clanton, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gene Leavitt, Radio Operator: Bob Whitman, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Mautz, Waist Gunner: Phil Hersey, Waist Gunner: Joe LaRocco, Tail Gunner: Chas Hock (10RTD-later re-assigned 351BG). Aircraft eventually sunk through the ice. MACR 3637.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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