42-97938 SC-S Twan-n-g-g-g

Twan-n-g-g-g
#42-97938

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Serial No: 42-97938
Model: B-17G-40-VE
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega Aircraft Corp., Burbank, CA
Delivered: 04/10/1944
Assigned: 06/06/1944
Lost: 10/28/1944
Mission Lost: Munster (#162)
How Lost: Crashed
Notes: Crash-landed at base.

The aircraft skidded off to the right approximately 75 yards from the runway after the right landing gear collapsed on touch down. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair and scrapped.

Recorded Missions

#DateMissionCrew
106/12/1944 Vitry-en-Artois (#89) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
206/14/1944 Le Bourget (#90) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
306/20/1944 Hamburg (#94) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
406/22/1944 Frevent (#97) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
506/28/1944 Laon/Couvron (#101) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
607/18/1944 Peenemunde (#111) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
707/19/1944 Augsburg (#112) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
807/20/1944 Leipzig (#113) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
907/21/1944 Schweinfurt (#114) Walter H. Thomason Jr. Crew #1
1007/24/1944 Saint-Lo (#115) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
1107/25/1944 Saint-Lo (#116) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
1207/28/1944 Merseburg (#117) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
1307/29/1944 Merseburg (#118) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
1407/31/1944 Munich (#119) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
1508/04/1944 Anklam (#122) Ralph S. Hayes Crew #1
1608/06/1944 Genshagen (#124) David Loughlin Crew #1
1708/08/1944 Hautmensil (#125) Herbert V. Dow Crew #1
1808/09/1944 Luxembourg (#126) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
1908/11/1944 Brest (#127) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
2008/13/1944 Elbeuf (#128) Ralph S. Hayes Crew #1
2108/14/1944 Haggenau (#129) Thomas J. Harlan Jr. Crew #1
2208/16/1944 Schkenditz (#130) Bert E. Hocking Crew #1
2308/18/1944 Yvoir (#131) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
2408/24/1944 Weimar (#132) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
2508/27/1944 Berlin (Recall) (#136) Grant H. Linford Crew #1
2608/30/1944 Coubronne (#137) Morris M. Mohler Crew #1
2709/05/1944 Ludwigshaven (#139) Alexander Harasym Crew #1
2809/11/1944 Merseburg (#142) Leelon Burge Crew #1
2909/17/1944 Groesbeck (#144) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3009/19/1944 Hamm (#145) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3109/27/1944 Cologne (#149) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3209/28/1944 Magdeburg (#150) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3310/03/1944 Nurnburg (#152) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3410/06/1944 Stargard (#153) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3510/07/1944 Politz (#154) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3610/14/1944 Cologne (#155) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3710/17/1944 Cologne (#157) Charles H. Aiken Crew #1
3810/19/1944 Mannheim (#158) Louis J. Lawrence Jr. Crew #1
3910/26/1944 Bielfeld (#161) Robert L. Long Crew #1
4010/28/1944 Munster (#162) Donald M. Schliemann Crew #1