42-30447
Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/43; Smoky Hill 11/6/43; Gore 22/6/43; Kearney 15/7/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-N) Alconbury 21/7/43; crashed on take off for Gelsenkirchen 15/8/43 with John Booker, Co-pilot: Jim McAvoy, Navigator: Capt Bob McNeely, Bombardier: Chas Bennett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wayne Licher, Radio Operator: Porfirio Garcia, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Richardson, Waist gunner: John Hancock, Waist gunner: Gene Simpson,Tail gunner: Ray Cupp, foto-Virgil Mullen (11 Returned to Duty); u/c began to retract then #2 prop broke off injuring pilot, aircraft stopping 200 yds past end of runway. Salvaged 171/8/43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added an association to the 327 BS listed in the A/C #42-30447 description section.
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-105-bo-42-30432-…
Added associations to the 327 BS and the 92 BG listed in the A/C #42-30447 description section.