Production-block:
B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 to 43-37673
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 452nd Bomb Group
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 413th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 13603
History of
B-17 43-37645
Delivered Cheyenne 8/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Grenier 6/6/44; Assigned: 452BG Deopham Green 8/6/44; Transferred: 413BS/96BG Snetterton 11/6/44; MIA Steenwjik, Hol 24/3/45 Pilot: Ron Birch, Co-Pilot: Henry Miller, Navigator: Bill Hollis, Bombardier: Walt Liddle, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Lowell Beaver, Radio Operator: Bill Dillion, Ball Turret Gunner: Glen Wallace, Waist Gunner: Alton Goodling, Tail Gunner: Preston Wannan (9KIA); engine caught fire, ditched North Sea, off Yarmouth, UKl. MACR 13603.
Last updated: 18. May 2019
25. March 2020 access_time 23:15
This B-17 was nicknamed “The Green Parrott” after the original pilot Horace Parrott and co-pilot Ernest Green.
27. October 2024 access_time 2:09
Is there anywhere to find any images of this plane? Many of my grandfather’s pictures and documents have been lost over time.