B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-9237

History of
B-17 41-9237

Delivered Cheyenne 28/5/42; Wayne 14/6/42; Gander-Prestwick 11/7/42, to RAF [FK212] ; 220 Sq (ZZ-V) Ballykelly 31/7/42; missing on ‘Musketry 3’ patrol from Chivenor 14/6/43 with Chas Callender, Co-pilot: Jim Verney, Navigator: Jim Harbridge, Bill Comba, Chas Probst, Edw Wight, George Davison, Shadrach Frost, George Patterson (9 Killed in Action); shot down by Lt Lothar Wolfe in Ju88, despite radio operator transmitting position.

Last updated: 10. February 2018