B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-29944 / Buzzing Bronco aka Winning Run

History of
B-17 42-29944 / Buzzing Bronco aka Winning Run

Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/43; Gore 28/3/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Presque Is 29/4/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-E] Molesworth 9/6/43; secret mission to North Africa 16/8/43 ret 23/8/43; battle damaged T/Ops 6/9/43 with Jake James, Co-pilot: Howard Ness, Navigator: Paul Scoggins, Bombardier: Walter Witt, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Watts, Radio Operator: Albt Martell, Ball turret gunner: Angelo Longo, Waist gunner: A.J. Hamilton, Waist gunner: Frank Misiak,Tail gunner: Jesse Tripp, pass-Frank Schersschel, Life Magazine correspondent; crash landed RAF Deanland, near West Malling, Kent, UK; (11 Returned to Duty) Salvaged 7/9/43. BUZZIN’ BRONCO aka WINNING RUN.

Last updated: 15. September 2017

Related web sites about the B-17 42-29944 / Buzzing Bronco aka Winning Run

1. http://www.303rdbg.com/427james.html
2. http://www.303rdbg.com/pp-42-29944-crash.html