B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-24510 / Snoozy II

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-24510 / Snoozy II

Manufacturer:
Boeing

MACR: 6706

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History of
B-17 41-24510 / Snoozy II

Assigned 367BS/306BG Westover 16-Aug-42; to Thurleigh 27-Sep-42; Missing in Action Lille 9-Oct-42 shot down by hptm Priller (III/JG26), crashed railway line Tournai, near Nechin (Menen), Belgium; (first aircraft loss of group) MACR 6706. SNOOZY II. 6KIA 1POW 2EVD.

Last updated: 4. November 2017

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B-17 41-24510 / Snoozy II Details

Shot down by Hptm Priller (III/JG26). First loss of the 306th Bomb Group

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B-17 41-24510 / Snoozy II Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P CPT John W. Olsen KIA
CP 2LT Joseph N. Gates KIA
BOMB 2LT Albert W. LaChasse POW
ENG/TT T/SGT Erwin Wissenback EVD
RO T/SGT Thomas W. Dynan KIA
BT S/SGT Bruce Nicholson KIA
WG S/SGT Truman C. Wilder KIA
TG S/SGT Bert E. Kaylor KIA

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