Source:
www.385thbga.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 551st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | HR-N |
| Fate: |
, Landing accident (30 October 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-30263 / Pregnant Portia aka Portia’s Revenge
Delivered Cheyenne 6/5/43; Denver 8/5/43; Gore 12/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 18/6/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR-N] Gt Ashfield 19/6/43 PREGNANT PORTIA; mission was recalled 30/10/43 Pilot: Joe Fluty, Co-Pilot: Paul Lindsay, Navigator: Nathan Ungar, Bombardier: Chas Stevens, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Sam Litt, Radio Operator: Edwin Randig, Ball Turret Gunner: Troy Roberts, Waist Gunner: Henry Lohff, Waist Gunner: George Lilburn, Tail Gunner: W.J. Moore (10RTD); overshot RAF Docking, Nfk, on wet grass and was demoloished Salvaged. 2/11/43. PORTIA’S REVENGE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 20 February 2019
28. October 2025 access_time 21:44
Joe Fluty was a fighter pilot with 55th Fighter Group, P-38 Lightnings. The pilot for the crew mentioned was Robert C. Smith of the 549th squadron/385th BG out of Great Ashfield. The 385th website does not show any of the aviators mentioned having flown that day, and likely because it was a scrubbed mission. Also Pregnant Portia 42-5892 and Portia’s Revenge 42-30263 were separate B-17 bombers attached to the 385th, they were not “AKA.”