B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-9203

History of
B-17 41-9203

Delivered Cheyenne 16/5/42; Wayne 23/6/42; Gander-Prestwick 25/6/42 with Bob Leeward to RAF [FK209]; 59 Sq (PJ-J) Thorney Is, 31/12/42; missing on patrol from Chivenor 23/3/43 with Rich Weatherhead, Co-pilot: Bob Phillips, Willard Zapfe, George Cojocar, Bill Arnold, Clarry Copping, Rich Montgomery, Frank Spino (8 Killed in Action);

Last updated: 3. October 2017

B-17 41-9203 Details

Shot down by Oblt Herman Horstmann in Junkers Ju88C over Bay of Biscay, only Coastal Command B-17 to fall to enemy aircraft.