B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39883

History of
B-17 42-39883

Delivered Long Beach 29/9/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-O] Horham 11/11/43; (5m) returning from Noball mission 24/12/43 landed in poor visibility too far down the runway and nosed up, after clipping another B-17 (42-30233), with Jim Foley, Co-pilot: Paul Keith, Navigator: Chas Shaughnessy, Bombardier: Chas Wyman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Irving Rothman, Radio Operator: Earl Carter, Ball turret gunner: Warren Cadie, Waist gunner: Bill King, Waist gunner: Ed Ciesler,Tail gunner: Bill Hobbs (10 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 8/1/44.

Last updated: 10. February 2018