B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30854 / Black Heart III

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30854 / Black Heart III
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-125-BO: 42-30832 to 42-30931
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 96th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 339th Bomb Squadron
RCL QJ-E
MACR 1389
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(26 November 1943)
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History of
B-17 42-30854 / Black Heart III

Delivered Cheyenne 7/8/43; Dalhart 17/8/43; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-E] Snetterton 4/9/43; MIA Bremen 26/11/43 Pilot: John Phelps, Co-Pilot: Ed Kragerud, Navigator: Leon Hamernick, Bombardier: Chas McKnight, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Carroll, Radio Operator: Bob Quish, Ball Turret Gunner: Leo Patszalek, Waist Gunner: Frank Wheeler, Waist Gunner: Zanas Talbert, Tail Gunner: George Kendrick (10KIA); flak hit knocked off left stabilizer, crashed into North Sea on return; MACR 1389. BLACK HEART III.

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