B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-6600

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6600
General
Manufacturer: Douglas
Production-Block: , B-17G-55-DL: 44-6501 to 44-6625
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 303rd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 359th Bomb Squadron
RCL BN-B
MACR 11198
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(21 November 1944)
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History of
B-17 44-6600

Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 10/10/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-B] Molesworth 28/10/44; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 21/11/44 with Andy Virag, Co-pilot: Ed Beck, Navigator: Harry Scheer, Bombardier: Bert Cottrell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Jeter, Radio Operator: Cyril Vrabel, Ball turret gunner: Stan Gurka, Waist gunner: Jack Allerton,Tail gunner: John Bowman (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Sangerhausen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11198.

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B-17 44-6600 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1st SGT Andy R. Virag POW
CP 2LT Edward R. Beck POW
ENG/TT S/SGT James E. Jeter, Jr. POW
RO S/SGT Cyril A. Vrabel POW
BT S/SGT Stanley Gurka, Jr. POW
WG SGT Jack R. Allerton POW
TG SGT John H. Bowman POW
TOG S/SGT Bert Cottrell, Jr. POW

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