42-5234

media-37401.png UPL 37401 42-5234 in flight (USAAF photo)

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 37401 - 42-5234 in flight (USAAF photo)

Delivered Cheyenne 23/10/42; Wayne Co 2/12/42; Dorval 11/12/42; Gander-Prestwick 7/1/43 with Chas Rector, to RAF [FA707]; 206 Sq (VX-S) Benbecula, Scot. 27/7/43; Azores 23/10/43; 220 Sq (NR-Z) Lagens, Azores 14/6/44; while escorting US troopship, aircraft sustained trouble in three engines with P/O Eric McElwick, F/O Cleland Lamb, T. Lyle, G. King, N. Ryan, R. Taylor, H. Cousins, H. Dominic, R. Knight; pilot feathered props only to be forced to ditch 70 miles east of Sao Miguel 26/7/44; crew all rescued by Portuguese vessel Lourenco Marques. Salvaged.

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70 miles E of Sao Miguel 26 July 1944 Ditched70 miles E of Sao Miguel

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https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-5234/

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https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-5234/

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Marchese, FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-5234: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 37401 - 42-5234 in flight (USAAF photo)

B-17 42-5234

Object number: UPL 67212 - B-17 42-5234 Prior to being turned over to the RAF