B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-102444 / Smilin’ Thru

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102444 / Smilin’ Thru
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 96th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 339th Bomb Squadron
RCL QJ-S
MACR 4573
Fate: , Lost by enemy aircraft
(08 May 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-102444 / Smilin’ Thru

Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Gr Island 30/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-S] Snetterton 7/4/44; MIA Berlin 8/5/44 Pilot: Leo Green, Co-Pilot: Simon Nesbitt, Navigator: Jim Hesketh, Bombardier: Dan Benia, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jack Pope, Radio Operator: Darwin Marl, Ball Turret Gunner: Everett Howe, Waist Gunner: Claude Meadows, Waist Gunner: Chas Moss, Tail Gunner: Harry Shirey (10POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Doverden, 10 miles W of Rethen, Germany. MACR 4573. SMILIN’ THRU.

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