B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-29752

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29752

Manufacturer:
Boeing

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History of
B-17 42-29752

Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Walker 26/2/43; Salinas 10/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 17/4/43; on assembly crashed in The Wash en route St Omer when controls were damaged and stabilizer shot off accidentally by own waist gunner 13/5/43 with Capt Derrol Rogers (KIA-drowned); Co-pilot: Norville Gorse, Navigator: Joe Hudson, Bombardier: George Rawlings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Basil Maxwell, Radio Operator: Bob Bennett, Ball turret gunner: Alf Miles, Waist gunner: Bob Dominick, Waist gunner: Edwin Wolfkuhle,Tail gunner: Ed Youngers (9 Returned to Duty). (1st group loss). No MACR.

Last updated: 17. September 2017

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