B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-29958 / Battlin’ Bombsprayer

History of
B-17 42-29958 / Battlin’ Bombsprayer

Delivered Denver 17/3/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 7/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-J] Ridgewell 24/5/43 with Alan Tucker, Earl Muchway, Dave Harris, Dick Rylands, Chas Raglin, Bill Savage, Jim Klingenberger, John Willdredge, Grover Bonsall, Dan Vina; Missing in Action Anklam 9/10/43 with Jim Loftin, Co-pilot: Chester Cornell, Navigator: Hyman Beckerman, Bombardier: Stan Czarny, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Kwoka, Ball turret gunner: Gene Cyrek, Waist gunner: Joe Nader, Waist gunner: Allen Huhn (8 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Chas Silverberg,Tail gunner: Allen Alford (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Schonberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 886. BATTLIN’ BOMBSPRAYER.

Last updated: 6. January 2018