B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-8100

History of
B-17 44-8100

Delivered Dallas 7/6/44; Hunter 17/6/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-B] Polebrook 10/8/44; {13m} battle damaged Brux 12/9/44 with Bill Schmollinger, Co-pilot: Allen Myers, Navigator: Chas Mason, Bombardier: Melvin Stoffes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Preston, Radio Operator: Bill Ohde, Ball turret gunner: Emelio Flores, Waist gunner: Fred Dingler,Tail gunner: Marvin Ketcherside (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Tempelfelde, NE of Bernau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8893; Salvaged 9AF Germany 1/5/47.

Last updated: 3. June 2017