B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30402 / The Poontang

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30402 / The Poontang

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: LD-W

MACR: 688

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History of
B-17 42-30402 / The Poontang

Delivered Cheyenne 28/5/43; Kearney 9/6/43; Dow Fd 27/6/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 25/6/43; on mission 15/8/43 to ? with Edgar Woodward, Bombardier: Rob Dibble (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Capt Edgar Woodward (INT); Co-pilot: John Thompson, Navigator: Emanuel Cassimatis, Bombardier: Paul Englert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Danella, Radio Operator: Melvin Gaide, Ball turret gunner: George Janos, Waist gunner: Don Fletcher, Waist gunner: Chas Griffin,Tail gunner: Bill Brooks (9POW, captured when all landed in Germany instead of Switzerland); flak damage #2, but unable to feather, crashed Germany Missing Air Crew Report 688. THE POONTANG.

Last updated: 21. September 2017

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