B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-9198

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-9198

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: FK208
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History of
B-17 41-9198

Delivered Cheyenne 16/5/42; Wayne 27/6/42; Gander-Prestwick 28/6/42, to RAF [FK208]; 220 Sq [NR-B] Benbecula 4/8/42; Azores 23/10/43; sunk submarine U-384 on 19/3/43 with Leslie Clark; while on sub patrol 29/11/43 with Denis Michener, Co-pilot: Arthur Moule, Don Brown, David Coutts, Bob Burnett, Jim Stones, John Wilson, Ron Senior (8 Killed in Action); low on fuel and attempted to call in Port Lyautey, Morocco but crashed in sea off Carnero Point, after finding Gibraltar fog bound.

Last updated: 10. October 2017

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