Aircraft
42-106995 Anthony J / Anthony J.
816thlost with another unit after transfer, 23 June 1944
- Type
- B-17G-35-DL (Douglas)
- Names
- Anthony J / Anthony J.
- Assigned to the 483rd
- 10 March 1944
- Transferred
- {'date': '1944-03-31', 'text': 'transferred 348BS/99BG Tortorella'}
- Sources
- Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de
History
- 21 January 1944Delivered Cheyenne
- 3 February 1944MacDill
- 1 March 1944Morrison
- 10 March 1944Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone
- 31 March 1944transferred 348BS/99BG Tortorella
- Missing in Action {27m} Ploesti 23/6/44 with Harry Brazier, Stone, Malone, Iusi, Vandermeer, Hein, Moon, Zeigler (416BS), Gerken, Marshall, Gaghan
- enemy aircraft hit two engines, crashed Balsh
- Missing Air Crew Report 6076. ANTHONY J
Dates and events from Dave Osborne's B-17 Master Log, as published by b17flyingfortress.de; wording condensed to the facts.
Reports filed by other units
- MACR 6076 · 99th BG 348th BS, 23 Jun 1944 Ploesti; 42-106995 · National Archives
Photographs and loss sheets
- B-17 42-106995 B-17 G 35 DL 'Anthony J' · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-106995 B-17 G 35 DL 'Anthony J' · view at 15thaf.org
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