B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-8152 / Miss Ida

History of
B-17 44-8152 / Miss Ida

Delivered Dallas 23/6/44; Langley 28/7/44; Dow Fd 22/8/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [A] Glatton 22/9/44; crashed on take off for Ingoldstadt 5/4/45 with Don Snow, Co-pilot: Major Ed Dozier, Navigator: Jim Guyot, Bombardier: Harry Baal, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Adams, Radio Operator: Bob Pinkney, M/op-Herb Stempler, Waist gunner: Robert Levi Todd,Tail gunner: Lt Jack Taifer (9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bill Meng, badly wounded but survived, (Returned to Duty); exploded near base; Salvaged. MISS IDA.

Last updated: 8. December 2018