42-30786

Delivered Cheyenne 30/7/43; Written off 22/11/43.



ten airmen killed in the mid-air collision and crash of U.S. Army Air Corps B-17F Flying Fortress, #42-30786, with another B-17, ten miles

east of MacDill Field, Tampa, Florida.



The other airmen who perished were:

2nd Lt. James O. Morrison, pilot

2nd Lt. Vernon C. Ekberg

2nd Lt. Peter P. Velesky

2nd Lt. Ted G. Witherspoon

S/Sgt. Irvin Godofsky

Sgt. Charles H. Knop

Sgt. Robert L. Robinson

Sgt. Silvio J. Salvatore

Sgt. Myron S. Wilson

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet. 

SOURCE:  https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_2.html

 

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log