B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97172

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97172
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 388th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 561st Bomb Squadron
Fate: , Failed to return
(21 June 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-97172

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 19/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 12/4/44; Missing in Action Poltava 21/6/44; Salvaged Russia; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 1/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

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B-17 42-97172 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT John A. McNicol UNK
CP 2LT Frank S. Lewis Jr. UNK
BOMB 2LT Harry B. Tingey UNK
ENG/TT S/SGT Woodrow W. Whitecotton UNK
RO T/SGT Leonard B. Gill UNK
BT S/SGT Joseph J. Marandino UNK
WG S/SGT Javis J. Roberts UNK
TG S/SGT Theodore H. Cook UNK

This page was last updated on 21 March 2018

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