B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-29613 / Zelma

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29613 / Zelma
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 2nd Bomb Group, 483rd Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 20th Bomb Squadron, 840th Bomb Squadron
Fate: , Returned to the USA
(27 February 1945)
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History of
B-17 42-29613 / Zelma

Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Morrison 9/3/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 17/4/43, with Clyde Knaggs, Co-pilot: Bob Amos, Navigator: Wade Douglas, Bombardier: Rich Howes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Everett Phelps, Radio Operator: Paul Vezetinski, Ball turret gunner: John Phelan, Waist gunner: Ed Dembecki, Waist gunner: Paul Simmons,Tail gunner: Louis Feierstein; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/6/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; transferred 99BG Tortorella, It 28/3/44; 840BS/483BG Tortorella, It 31/3/43; Returned to the USA Morrison 27/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 3/7/45.

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