| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 to 43-37673 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 401st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | LL-P |
| MACR: | 7283 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (20 July 1944) |
| Missions: | 17 |
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History of
B-17 43-37624 / Victory Queen aka Liberty Queen
Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-P] Bassingbourn 10/6/44; Missing in Action {17m} Leipzig 20/7/44 with Frank Fusco (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Secleter, Navigator: Walter Lease, Bombardier: Joe Wyand, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Smiddy, Radio Operator: Dort Quackenbush, Ball turret gunner: Matt Janiszewski, Waist gunner: Lowell Kellogg,Tail gunner: Jim Morany (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, the fire spreading, crashed St Egidien, W of Chemnitz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7283. LIBERTY aka VICTORY QUEEN.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 17 August 2023
23. April 2026 access_time 23:55
My father, James Engard Morony ( please note the correct spelling) was the tail gunner on the Libery Queen when it went down near Leipzig. He was a POW for 9 months. I have letters and clippings.
I also have documents from the MIA archives near Washington DC that have statements from the 9 surviving crew about what they knew about the pilot Frank Fusco. He was considered MIA. Do you have information about whether or not he was found?
My dad died at age 63. I have regretted that i didnt spend more time listening to his stories. I’ve heard that many war vets did not like to share stories. My dad would tell anyone who was interested.
I would love to find others who are interested in sharing information about this crew, and their escape from the POW camp in June of 45.
Please contact me. I live in Maryland and came to here about the Mighty Eighth while driving through Georgia on the way home from Florida.
I would love to donate what I have and talk to other families.
25. April 2026 access_time 12:27
This crash is dealt with in two German reports (KU reports), KU 2526 and KU 865A.
KU 2526 mixes up two different crashes, but a few pages are clearly related to 43-37624.
These state that B-17G LL-P white A serial 337624 black F crashed at the road from Glauchau to St. Egidien, 1 km from St. Egidien und 20 July 44 at 11:00.
Dated 28 July 1944 the mayor of St Egidien reports the discovery of a dead body from the “USA bomber crashed here on 20 July 1944” and of his dog tag.
Unfortunately no name or information about the dog tag ist given. It think it would have been Lt. Fusco.
The body was buried in St. Egidien.
Frank Fusco is not among the MIA listed by DPAA, so apparently he has been found and identified at some unknown point in time.
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