B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-29725 / HI-LO JACK

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29725 / HI-LO JACK

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: XM-G, PY-U

MACR: 659

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History of
B-17 42-29725 / HI-LO JACK

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; 94BG Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 25/2/43; Brookley 19/3/43; Smoky Hill 23/3/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-G] Bassingbourn 10/4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; Transferred: 407BS/92BG [PY-U] Alconbury 30/7/43; slight mid-air collision Pilot: 42-29962 (96BG) forced landing 13 miles north of Portsmouth, UK w/Ralph Bruce 30/8/43; MIA St Andre de L’Uere 3/9/43 w/Ralph Bruce, Co-Pilot: Sabron McQueen, Navigator: Dave Prosser, Bombardier: Bert Theiss, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Hedley Cassidy, Radio Operator: Mike Fleszar, Waist Gunner: Bob Muir (7EVD); Ball Turret Gunner: Milton Seldon, Waist Gunner: Regis McDonnell, Tail Gunner: Simon McGuire (3POW), Enemy aircraft, crashed Touran, Fr. MACR 659. HI-LO JACK.

Last updated: 8. April 2018

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