B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-29863 / Aint it Gruesome aka Kentucky Babe

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29863 / Aint it Gruesome aka Kentucky Babe

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: RQ-Y

MACR: 2528

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History of
B-17 42-29863 / Aint it Gruesome aka Kentucky Babe

elivered Cheyenne 27/2/43; Denver 1/3/43; Gore 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-Y] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action 43m Frankfurt 11/2/44; flak hits then enemy aircraft KO’d #3 plus other damage, crashed a mile S of Inval-Boiron, 12 miles NW of Poix-de-Picardie, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2528. KENTUCKY BABE aka AIN’T IT GRUESOME.

Last updated: 8. September 2017

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B-17 42-29863 / Aint it Gruesome aka Kentucky Babe Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P CPT John P. Carson Jr. POW
CP --- Merlyn E. Rutherford EVD
BOMB --- William H. Spinning EVD
ENG/TT T/SGT Joseph R. Haywood EVD
RO T/SGT John R. Landers EVD
BT S/SGT Dave E. Lynch POW
WG S/SGT Richard C. Howard KIA
WG S/SGT James W. Riley POW
TG S/SGT Joe R. Richey POW
PHOTO --- Stan Sokolowski POW

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