B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-6114

Delivered Tulsa 4/5/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-Q] Lavenham 27/5/44; on local flight from base 9/8/44 with Ray Booth, Co-pilot: John McCarthy, Bombardier: John Rockey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Craig, Radio Operator: Fred Sweeney, ng-Hal Flatt, Ball turret gunner: Cpl Mervyn West, Waist gunner: Roy Hon, pass(all Infantry 9th Arm Gp)-Capt Gianelloni, Lt C.D. Nabers, Pfc M.L. Smith (11 Returned to Duty); landing gear collapsed as aircraft touched ground indicating it was not down and fully locked; Salvaged 12/8/44;