Production-block:
B-17G-60-BO: 42-102744 to 42-102978
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 571st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: FC-F
MACR: 11137 (?13025)
History of
B-17 42-102972 / Heavenly Cent aka Boston Blackie
Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-F] Framlingham 26/5/44 HEAVENLY CENT; Missing in Action Hannover 14/3/45 with Roy Creaseman, Joe McAllister, Mike Bursin, Boyce Pruitt, George Gouldthrite, Alvin Goldberg, Bob Powers, Verne Gray, Carlton Fisher (9 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 43-37831 (390BG), crashed Bilhausen, near Gottingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11137 (?13025). BOSTON BLACKIE.
Last updated: 19. May 2017
B-17 42-102972 / Heavenly Cent aka Boston Blackie Details
Mid air collision with B-17 #43-37831 ‘Lady Velma’
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