42-30970
385th BG - 549th BS
Transferred to the RAF 214 Squadron, Serial SR384 Code: BU-A
Shot Down 25 May 1944
Delivered Cheyenne 27/8/43; Gr Isle 23/9/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 26/10/43; transferred RAF [SR384]; 214 Sq BU-A Sculthorpe, Nfk; 21/1/44; Oulton, Nfk; Missing in Action Antwerp 25/5/44 with A. Hockley, R. Simpson (2 Killed in Action); W. Hallett, T. Glenn, R. Gundy, R. Lyall, R. Lloyd, J. McCutcheon, E. Lovatt (7 Prisoner of War); shot down by night fighter and crashed Oosterschelde, Hol. First crew Missing in Action since squadron joined 100 Group in January 1944, and first loss of Bomber Command B-17 since early use by 90 Sq.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 27 August 1943 | |
Assigned |
Great Ashfield, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 3HE, UK | 26 October 1943 | 385 BG 549 BS |
Assigned |
Sculthorpe, Fakenham NR21 9PX, UK | 21 January 1944 | 214 Squadron RAF Code: BU-A SR384 |
Crashed |
Oosterschelde, 4675 RB Netherlands | 25 May 1944 | Shot down by a German night fighter. |
Revisions
Added the Production block number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-130-bo-42-30932-…