B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30499 / My Princess

History of
B-17 42-30499 / My Princess

Delivered Cheyenne 10/6/43; Rapid City 18/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Gr Isle 30/6/43; Tinker 16/7/43; Gr Isle 23/7/43; Kearney 8/8/43; Topeka 14/8/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-Q] Polebrook 27/9/43; {43m} returned from Berlin with damage 21/6/44 with Howard Hibbard, Co-pilot: Bob Bukow, Navigator: Carlton Mendell (3 Returned to Duty); Bombardier: Doug Raymond, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Harris, Radio Operator: Doug Miles{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: David Harman{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Levi Pratt, Waist gunner: Hopper Biddle,Tail gunner: Verlyn Kvenn{Wounded in Action} (7POW- bailed out over Germany); rest of crew brought ship home to land at RAF Beccles, Suffolk, UK; MACR 6537. Salvaged 1/8/44. MY PRINCESS.

Last updated: 8. July 2022