Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 728th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 9Z-D |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (08 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-107091 / Forbidden Fruit
Delivered Tulsa 17/2/44; Grenier 7/3/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green [9Z-D] 12/3/44; battle damaged Leige & Brussels 20/5/44 with Capt Ed Skurka, Co-pilot: H.S. Kronowski, Navigator: D.E. Newton, Bombardier: H.F. Martin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norman Burton, Radio Operator: Dave Bittner, Ball turret gunner: Norman Hess, Waist gunner: Chas Hickman, Waist gunner: John Choprias (9 Returned to Duty);Tail gunner: John Tinker (Killed in Action); flak burst took of part of tail plane, aircraft limped home to land at Rattlesden US base, Sfk, but with controls damaged ran on into a meadow, with no injuries; however it clipped a crash truck fatally injury a member; Salvaged. FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
B-17 42-107091 / Forbidden Fruit Details
B-17 42-107091 / Forbidden Fruit Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Edward M. Skurka | RTD | - |
| CP | --- | H. S. Kronowski | RTD | - |
| NAV | --- | D. E. Newton | RTD | - |
| BOMB | --- | H. F. Martin | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Norman Burton | RTD | - |
| RO | --- | David Bittner | RTD | - |
| BT | --- | Norman Hess | UNK | - |
| WG | --- | Charles Hickman | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | John Choprias | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John R. Tinker | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 25 May 2021
27. May 2022 access_time 0:01
Hi- looking for any info onbers of this crew. My wifes grandfather was Capt Ed Skurka.
04. June 2022 access_time 10:37
Hello sir,
I do not have any information about Capt Skurka, but I would love to talk to you about him. I am in the 728th Airlift Squadron (our lineage is the 728th Bomb Sq. which he was a part of). I am a historian in the squadron and would love to hear if you have any photos or stories from his time. Thank you.
31. January 2024 access_time 20:48
I am the historian for RAF Peterhead, Forbidden Fruit put in there on a transit flight from the US. I have a small amount of notes and documents (a wee bit from John Chopelas) but always on the look out for more.