B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30143 / Yankee Powerhouse

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30143 / Yankee Powerhouse

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: JD-Q

MACR: 16378

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History of
B-17 42-30143 / Yankee Powerhouse

Delivered Cheyenne 16/4/43; Smoky Hill 25/4/43; Sioux City 30/4/43; Kearney 5/5/43; Bangor 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-Q] Grafton Underwood; Missing in Action Wangerooge Is. 25/6/43 with George Riches, Co-pilot: Rich McCray, Waist gunner: Bill Waller,Tail gunner: Stan Martin (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Don Irwin, Bombardier: Joe Deper, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bernie Anderson, Radio Operator: Freeman Penney, Ball turret gunner: Guy Smith, Waist gunner: Ralph LaVoie (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft & flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 16378. YANKEE POWERHOUSE.

Last updated: 30. July 2017

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Richard Wayne Merrifield
13. March 2018 access_time 9:37

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