B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-102972 / Heavenly Cent aka Boston Blackie

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’