B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-107201 / Worry Bird

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Production-block:
B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233

Manufacturer:
Douglas

Bomb Group:
95th Bomb Group

Bomb Squadron:
334th Bomb Squadron

RCL: BG-J

Fate:

Missions: 121

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History of
B-17 42-107201 / Worry Bird

Delivered Tulsa 20/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 6/7/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 8/4/44; 121m, Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. WORRY BIRD.

Source: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link/CommissionsEarned)

Last updated: 23. March 2019

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Greg Johnson
12. January 2020 19:24

My dad flew this ship on most of his missions. The crew named it for him as he was constantly concerned about all things. I believe this ship began service well before “8/4/44”. Could it be “4/8/44”?

b17flyingfortress.de
18. January 2020 9:07

Hello Greg,

the date format is from UK (I am in Germany). 8/4/44 here means 8th April 1944.

Cheers
Jing

GREG JOHNSON
09. July 2020 15:45

Thank you, Jig. I was delighted to hear from you.

b17flyingfortress.de
09. July 2020 17:31

Hey Greg, good to know when I can help someone with my B-17 web site 🙂

Gerry Jackson-Larrea
08. July 2020 4:52

Are your Randy Johnson’s son? If so, my Dad, Bill Jackson, was his co-pilot.

GREG JOHNSON
09. July 2020 15:45

YES!! I am so happy to hear from you, Gerry! I did have a couple emails from your dad years ago. I have been wondering how to contact the children of other crew members. Are you in California?

Gerry Larrea
13. July 2020 0:12

I am in California. Sacramento

Scott McSeveney
15. February 2021 5:41

I am the son of Peter McSeveney. He was a waist gunner on the Worry Bird.

Steve V
10. February 2021 0:41

Greg, the other night I watched a re-run of 12 o’clock high. Thought of you dad and all the time Doug and I talked WW2 with him. Almost wore out his bomber group annual paging through it. Remembers his planes name “Worry Bird”. Googled it and found this site. Amazing! U aware all the dads living in the Neighborhood.
I know if a few. Fun to share with you.
Live in AZ since 2015 however return to Duluth for 3-4 months each summer.
Hope u r fine.

809 Ann Circle

Steve
10. February 2021 0:45

Sorry. Meant to ask if you knew of other WW2 dads in our neighborhood. I’m aware of a few of their military service

Bo M
22. January 2022 7:24

Hello families of the Worry Bird.

Do any of you happen to have a sister /relative that was a teacher in Key Largo Fl. ? I was one of her students, in 5th grade me and my friend would spend time reading and researching WW2 and she made us do a power point on the USAF and we mentioned her father (who supposedly was a crewman ) in the presentation.

GREG JOHNSON
09. July 2020 15:47

Lets keep in touch. I would like to meet you some time.

GREG JOHNSON
09. July 2020 19:10

I know they kept in touch. I did find the son of waist gunner Richard Dreyer. He is a retired policeman in Buffalo, NY. No luck finding anyone else. Glad to be in touch with you.