B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-5074

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5074
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-30-BO: 42-5050 to 42-5078
Operational History
Bomb Group: -
Bomb Squadron: -
RCL FA705
RAF: , No. 206 Squadron
Fate: , Failed to return
(06 January 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-5074

Delivered Cheyenne 8/9/42; Wayne Co 18/10/42; Dorval 22/11/42; Gander-Prestwick 21/11/42 with Ralph Shulze, to RAF [FA705]; Burtonwood 17/12/42 before 29MU High Ercall for modification 206 Sq (VX-0) Benbecula, Scot. 27/3/43, re-coded1-U; missing on patrol off Lagens, Azores 6/1/44 with Tony Pinhorn, Co-pilot: Joe Duncan, Navigator: Ralf Brown, Francis Roberts, Ron Stares, Don Heard, Oliver Keddy, Tom Ekersley, Bob Fabian, (9 Killed in Action); shot down by U-boat (U-417). SOC.

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