42-30357
Object Number - UPL 37689 - B-17F-100-BO #42-30357 (foreground) B-17F-50-DL #42-3392 (background) 301st BG - 353rd BS
Delivered Cheyenne 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 31/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG St Donat 18/6/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Missing in Action 46m Piraeus 11/1/44 with Rich Williams, Shields, Elkin, DesRuissseau, Harkey, Day, Young (7 Killed in Action); Daley, Rappleye, Ogens (survive-3RTD?); mid air coll, crashed Poretson, Gr (?); Missing Air Crew Report 1831.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assigned |
Cheyenne Modification Center, Cheyenne, Wyoming | 20 May 1943 | |
|
Other Based |
Cerignola, Italy | 7 December 1943 - 11 January 1944 | |
|
Crashed |
Piraeus, Greece | 11 January 1944 |
Revisions
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman, page 140
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b17_11.html
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log
