
Production-block:
B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231
Manufacturer:
Boeing
History of
B-17 42-30148 / The BIG ASS BIRD
Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/43; Smoky Hill 24/4/43; Walla Walla 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 21/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 8AF…. crash landed Lt Staughton 12/6/43 with unknown crew; Salvaged NBD 14/7/43. THE BIG ASS BIRD
Last updated: 2. October 2017
05. May 2018 access_time 23:21
my half sisters dad was tail gunner on the big ass bird HIS NAME WAS JEWELL SPURALL
09. January 2023 access_time 21:32
My Grandpa, A.J. Smetana was a tail gunner on Big Ass Bird. It looks like there were 2-3 “Big Ass Birds” He survived 25+ missions. I think he’s on the Lower Left of the pic you can google of the “Big Ass Bird”