42-3251
Delivered Denver 13/4/43; Morrison 11/5/43; Assigned 348BS/99BG Navarin 16/6/43; Oudna 4/8/43; transferred 342BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Missing in Action Piraeus 11/1/44 with F/O Roy F Mayo, 1Lt Harvey M Bigby, 1Lt Gilbert O Fitzell, 2Lt Delbert C Le Jeune, T/Sgt Donald M Bennett, T/Sgt Clarence L Stevens, S/Sgt Wilbur E Cole, S/Sgt Dissler W Hendrickson, S/Sgt Thomas C Huffman, S/Sgt Leonard R Killebrew; collided with 42-29918, crashed Kalami, Greece; 3 x RTD, 7 x KIA MACR 2028.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Webfoot
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron 99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA | 13 April 1943 | Delivered Denver AAF 13-Apr-43. |
Assigned |
Navarin, 83390 Puget-ville, France | 16 June 1943 | Assigned 348BS, 99BG Navarin 16-Jun-43. |
Assigned |
71040 Amendola FG, Italy | 14 November 1943 | Transferred 342BS, 97BG, 15AF 14-Nov-43. |
Crashed |
Kalami, Greece | 11 January 1944 | Missing in Action Piraeus 11-Jan-44 mid air collision with 42-29918, crashed Kalami, Greece. 3 x RTD, 7 x KIA MACR 2028. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Added Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
Source: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-40-dl-42-3229-42…