Production-block:
B-17G-55-BO: 42-102544 to 42-102743
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 94th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 410th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: GL-K
MACR: 9558
History of
B-17 42-102616 / Spirit of Valley Forge
Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned: 410BS/94BG [GL-K] Rougham 3/5/44; MIA Bohlen 7/10/44 Pilot: George Wheeler, Otto Schmidt, Bob Williamson, Jim Malone, Mike Kwasnesky, Merrill Failla, John Pitsch (7KIA); Jack Ogden, Ray Holston (2POW); Enemy aircraft set fire to ship, crashed Langenroda, Germany. . MACR 9558. SPIRIT OF VALLEY FORGE.
Last updated: 9. March 2019
22. October 2025 access_time 7:00
This crew will be honored with a permanent monument in Germany at the crash site in June 2026. The group putting it on is called Vermisstensuche Thüringen. Please feel free to contact me for further details. We are trying to help their group find the families/descendants to invite them.