| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 525th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | FR-K |
| MACR: | 6983 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (19 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97942
Delivered Denver 11/4/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Dow Fd 23/5/44; Assigned: 525BS/379BG [FR-K] Kimbolton 24/5/44; on returm from mission to Enguine/Catts 19/6/44 Pilot: Lloyd Burns, Bombardier: Jack Gray, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Leon Gibbs, Radio Operator: Leroy Monk, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Farmer, Waist Gunner: Dick Andrews (6RTD); Co-Pilot: Fred Kauffman, Navigator: Ed Sadler, Tail Gunner: Lou Schulte (3KIA); mid air collision w/44-6133, wreckage crashed Canvey pont mud bank, River Thames estuary, UK. MACR 6983.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97942 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #44-6133 on 19 June 1944.
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