| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-10-BO: 41-24440 to 41-24489 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 340th Bomb Squadron, 369th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WW-H |
| MACR | 3516 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision with e/a (01 February 1943) |
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History of
B-17 41-24477 / Joan of Arc aka Flaming Mayme
Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-H] Westover 16/8/42; Thurleigh 25/8/42 as JOAN OF ARC; transferred 340BS/97BG Biskra 20/1/43; Missing in Action Tunis 1/2/43 with Bob Coulter, Co-pilot: Wikle, Navigator: Blair, Bombardier: Birk, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: E.H. Smith, Radio Operator: Hansen, Ball turret gunner: Nease, Waist gunner: C.D. Hooks, Waist gunner: Fitzgerald,Tail gunner: Knight; coll with FW190. Missing Air Crew Report 3516. FLAMING MAYME.
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This page was last updated on 31 October 2017
11. September 2020 access_time 17:10
My great uncle was E. H. Smith he died in the crash of the Flaming Mayme. I was wondering if you have run across a photo of the plane in your research. I have a copy of an article in Yank Magazine with photos of the crew but I’ve not located a photo of the Mayme. I do know it was named after Wikle’s girlfriend back home in Alabama.
12. September 2020 access_time 10:31
I am sorry, I couln’t find a photo of this B-17.
07. March 2024 access_time 23:49
my uncle was replacement gunner on that plane. S/SGT James Fitzgerald..was killed
16. June 2025 access_time 23:47
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