B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97547

History of
B-17 42-97547

Delivered Cheyenne 17/12/43; Albuquerque 24/12/43; Dallas 10/1/44; Lakeland 12/1/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 18/2/44; Missing in Action Weiner Neustadt 10/5/44 with Ed Smithwick, Co-pilot: Joe Konieczny, Navigator: Ken Brousseau, Bombardier: John Lewis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lee Hazen, Radio Operator: Tom Coffey, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Black, Waist gunner: Andy Walp,Tail gunner: Melvin Briner; flak, crashed Popovac; Missing Air Crew Report 4748.

Last updated: 24. December 2018