B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97093 / Doc’s Flying Circus aka Girl of my Dreams aka I’ll Get By

Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned: 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 3/3/44 DOC’S FLYING CIRCUS, then GIRL OF MY DREAMS; severe icing during assembly for Kassel mission 20/12/44, and went into spin, during which two bailed Lyles and Spector, but both KIA. Pilot Orman Coffin recovered fron spin and returned to base safely.114m, Returned to US: Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 12/9/45; Scrapped: Kingman 15/12/45. I’LL GET BY.