41-24520

media-46429.jpeg UPL 46429 Fighting SWEDE
B-17F-BO 41-24520
transfered from 19th BG to
43rd BG SWPA

AAM ingest.

Object Number - UPL 46429 - Fighting SWEDE B-17F-BO 41-24520 transfered from 19th BG to 43rd BG SWPA

Delivered Lowry 29/7/42; Hamilton 31/8/42; Assigned 19BG Mareeba, Aus 1/9/42; transferred 63BS & 403BS/43BG Iron Range, Aus 17/10/43; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Missing in Action recon mission Wewak 8/5/43 with Maj Bob Keats, Co-pilot: Bill Ward, Navigator: John Mumane, Bombardier: Rich Tennant, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kachigian, Radio Operator: John Mannion, Oilman Beerwert, Bernie Parker,Tail gunner: Bill Bates, photo-Frank Goodwin (10 Killed in Action); midair coll with Ki-43 Oscar, crashed in sea between Finschhafen and Wewak; MACR-13689. THE FIGHTIN’ SWEDE.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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