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Source:
www.487thbg.org
Production-block:
B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 487th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 838th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: 2C-J
History of
B-17 42-97997 / Honorable Patches
Delivered Dallas 27/4/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Kearney 19/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-J] Lavenham 4/7/44; crash landed UK? 25/11/44, Salvaged.
Last updated: 25. June 2017
B-17 42-97997 / Honorable Patches Details
The B-17 returned from the mission with serious flak damage to the controls. It proved to be impossible to land it, so the pilot attempted to head out to the North Sea. All his crew members bailed out near Framlingham, Suffolk. When the pilot would leave the B-17 went out of control suddenly and dived into the ground, the pilot perishing in the crash.
B-17 42-97997 / Honorable Patches Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Loye Lauraine | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Jerome Daniel | RTD | KIA on 15/03/1945 on B-17 #44-8746 |
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