B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3260 / Angel’s Tit

History of
B-17 42-3260 / Angel’s Tit

Delivered Denver 16/4/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-K] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; Missing in Action convoy off Holland 25/6/43 with Alonzo Adams, Co-pilot: George Krech, Bombardier: Jesse Gurley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Sullivan, Radio Operator: Jim Purcell, Ball turret gunner: John Kruzich, Waist gunner: Edmond Walker, Waist gunner: Norman Asbornsen,Tail gunner: Bryant Hutchinson (9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Nick Demchak (POW-picked up by German boat); hit by enemy aircraft 20 miles N of the Frisian Is. and ship exploded, crashed North Sea, Missing Air Crew Report 271. ANGEL’S TIT.

Last updated: 3. October 2017