B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-9118

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-9118
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , Boeing B-17E: 41-9011 to 41-9245
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 5th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 72nd Bomb Squadron
MACR: 801
Fate: , Lost by enemy aircraft
(04 October 1942)
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History of
B-17 41-9118

Delivered Geiger 301BG 18/4/42; Lowry 31/5/42; Assigned 72BS/5BG Hickam 9/6/42; rammed by Zero near New Georgia, Solomon Is. 4/10/42 with David C. Everitt Jr. Co-pilot: Dan Drakulich, Navigator: Robt Rose, Bombardier: John Sears, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Woody, asst eng-Glover Brown, Radio Operator: Ben Navage, g-Floyd Marshall,Tail gunner: Francis Foye (9 Killed in Action); destroyed while returning to base; Missing Air Crew Report 801.

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B-17 41-9118 Crew

Position Rank Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) Status Note
P CPT David C. Everitt KIA
CP 1LT Dan. D. Drakulich KIA
BOMB 1LT John W. Sears KIA
ENG/TT S/SGT Jack L. Woody KIA
RO CPL Benjamin C. Navage KIA
BT S/SGT Glower N. Brown KIA
WG PVT Floyd E. Marchall KIA
TG PVT Francis J. Foye KIA

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