{"id":998,"date":"2017-03-28T00:18:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T22:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=998"},"modified":"2021-02-28T15:13:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T14:13:28","slug":"42-31585-mount-n-ride","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-31585-mount-n-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"42-31585 \/ Mount N\u2018 Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Aircraft B-17G, 42-31585, at 1155 hours, 4754 N. &#8211; 1025 E, 19000 feet, had two (2) engines feathered and fell back out of formation, dropped its bombs and returned to formation. It then fell back out of formation again and turning south headed for Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: MACR 3221<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/42-31585-photo-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/42-31585-photo-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/42-31585-photo-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/42-31585-photo-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/42-31585-photo.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>B-17 closest to camera is #42-31585 \/ Mount N\u2018 Ride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delivered Cheyenne 26\/11\/43; Paine 28\/11\/43; Gt Falls 5\/12\/32; Cheyenne 7\/12\/43; Kearney 16\/12\/43; Oklahoma City 7\/1\/44; Kearney 12\/1\/44; Romulus 17\/1\/44; Grenier 18\/1\/44; Assigned 323BS\/91BG [OR-B] Bassingbourne 1\/2\/44; Missing in Action Augsburg 16\/3\/44 with Doye Bradford, Co-pilot: Bob Mersereau, Navigator: Alby Trendell, Bombardier: Jack Athearn, Flight engineer\/top turret gunner: Hobart Peterson, Radio Operator: Norman Bunin, Ball turret gunner: Bob Modell, Waist gunner: Lucian Wright, Waist gunner: Nick Merletti,Tail gunner: Malcolm Bradt (10INT); flak KO\u2019d #2 &#038; #3, dropped behind and, force landed Dubendorf, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 3221. Ret Burtonwood, UK. Salvaged 8\/10\/45. 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