B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-9020 / Phyllis aka Tugboat Annie

History of
B-17 41-9020 / Phyllis aka Tugboat Annie

Assigned 340BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42 as PHYLLIS; col with 41-9051, rep; 92BG Bovingdon 8/42; 303BG Molesworth 1/5/43 and was painted in bright colours as a formation ship; 2SAD Lt Staughton 19/7/44; on cross country trip from Molesworth to Kings Cliffe 23/7/44, with Major Louis Shulstad, Co-pilot: Capt Harry McDaniel, but pilot raised u/c in error in landing (2 Returned to Duty); Salvaged n/battle damaged 27/7/45. PHYLLIS aka TUGBOAT ANNIE (Used as hack by Gp HQ.)

Last updated: 10. October 2018

B-17 41-9020 / Phyllis aka Tugboat Annie Details

Collision with B-17 #41-9051 on 9th October 1942