B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97691

History of
B-17 42-97691

Delivered Denver 28/1/44; 1SAG Langley 11/3/44; Dow Fd 17/5/44; Assigned 803BS/305BG RCM Chelveston 19/5/44; transferred 384BG Grafton Underwood 1/8/44; transferred 427BS/303BG [GN-Y] Molesworth 4/8/44; sent to 803BS Alconbury for installation of Mandrel RCM equipment; Missing in Action Misburg 26/11/44 with Capt Dick Healy, W. Walstein, Joe Robertson, Phil Smith, Bill Mylan Ex nav (5 Returned to Duty); Norman Stuart, Ramon Sooner, Paul Sandhagen (3 Killed in Action); Ray Leal, Vincent Deliso (2 Prisoner of War); force landed continent, Salvaged 29/12/44; Missing Air Crew Report 11193.

Last updated: 13. September 2017