B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39813 / Yankee Rebel

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39813 / Yankee Rebel

Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega

  • RCL: BI-N
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Geschichte der
B-17 42-39813 / Yankee Rebel

Delivered Long Beach 7/9/43; Gr Island 28/9/43; ass 570BS/390BG [BI-N] Framlingham 4/10/43; an engine caught fire during assembly for Rjukan, Norway, mission 16/11/43 Pilot: Elbert R. Hoover, Co-Pilot: Larry Pote, Navigator: Ora Jenkins, Bombardier: Chas Stifford, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Steve Kovacik, Waist Gunner: Sam Johnson, Waist Gunner: Larry Mars, Tail Gunner: Tom Parks (8RTD);Radio Operator: Joe Williams, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Peternell (2KIA); bail out signal given at 4,000ft, but aircraft exploded, and crashed Kings Lane Farm, Tannington , Sfk; sal 17/11/43. YANKEE REBEL.

Zuletzt aktualisiert: 17. November 2018

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