42-29498 / Dark Horse aka Mumsie | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 #42-29498 / Dark Horse aka Mumsie — **Source:**
www.306bg.us

Production-block:
B-17F-55-BO: 42-29467 to 42-29531

Manufacturer:
Boeing

RCL: BO-L, PU-D

Fate:

MACR: 1657 / KSU/ME/KU: 461

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History of
B-17 42-29498 / Dark Horse aka Mumsie

Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/42; Salina 11/1/43; Morrison 14/2/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-L] Thurleigh 2/3/43; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-D] Molesworth 25/9/43; 7m Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Capt Carl Fyler, Co-pilot: Bob Ward, Navigator: George Molner, Bombardier: Jim Petrolino, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Addison, Waist gunner: Martin Stachowiak, Waist gunner: George Fisher later repatriated (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Ray O’Connell (never found), Ball turret gunner: Ray Ford,Tail gunner: Joseph Robert Sawicki, foto-Nellins Egge (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Dreiangel-Harpstedt, 15 miles SW of Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1657. MUMSIE aka DARK HORSE.

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

Last updated: 20. March 2021

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B-17 42-29498 / Dark Horse aka Mumsie Crew

Position	Rank	Name	Status	Note
P	1LT	Carl J. Flyer	POW	-
CP	2LT	Robert C. Ward	POW	-
NAV	1LT	George Molner	POW	-
BOMB	2LT	James S. Petrolino	POW	-
ENG/TT	T/SGT	Bill J. Addison	POW	-
RO	SGT	Raymond B. O'Connell	KIA	-
BT	S/SGT	Ray D. Ford	KIA	-
WG	S/SGT	Martin G. Stachowiak	POW	-
WG	S/SGT	George C. Fisher	POW	-
TG	S/SGT	Joseph R. Sawicki	KIA	-
PHOTO	SGT	Nellins P.S.. Egge	KIA	-

Tim Cook
20. March 2021 6:04

Hello, is this information accurate? I have a picture of my grandfather, Maj. Louis G Cook. B-17F Dark Horse 42-29498. I don’t see his name listed, nor does this seem accurate with his crew. I’d love to find out more info if possible. Any help or clarity on this would be awesome. Thank you.