Source:
Estate of S/Sgt. Stephen D. Bishopp, ground crew at Bassingbourn.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035 |
| Delievered: | Dallas |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 401st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | LL-G |
| MACR: | 10149 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (02 November 1944) |
| Missions: | 21+ |
History of
B-17 42-97984 / Sherry’s Cherries
Delivered Dallas 23/4/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-G] Bassingbourn 29/6/44; 323BS; Missing in Action {21+m} Merseburg 2/11/44 with Jim Faris, Co-pilot: Dick White, Navigator: Norman Passenger, Bombardier: John Werner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Taylor, Radio Operator: Claude Harper (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Paul Vinecourt, Waist gunner: Theo Knapp,Tail gunner: Melvin Wagner (3 Killed in Action); attacked by several enemy aircraft, crashed Koethen, Ger?; Missing Air Crew Report 10149. SHERRY’S CHERRIES.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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