B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-5836 / Hot Cock

History of
B-17 42-5836 / Hot Cock

Delivered Long Beach 11/3/43; Denver 15/3/43; Tinker 30/3/43; Homestead 7/4/43; Morrison 15/4/43; Assigned 32BS/301BG St Donat 16/4/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; {31m} transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola 14/1/44; Missing in Action Sofia 24/1/44 with Tom Grissom, Co-pilot: Royce Shellbarger, Navigator: Pat Meagher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Drake, Waist gunner: Cecil Corbin, Waist gunner: Bill Harkness (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Norman Mirchin, Radio Operator: Ernie Terry, Ball turret gunner: Dave Torrey,Tail gunner: John Murray (4 Killed in Action); right wing badly damaged when hit by bombs from B-17 above, no chutes seen. Missing Air Crew Report 1993. HOT COCK.

Last updated: 28. August 2017