B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30665 / Hunyak

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30665 / Hunyak

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: QJ-E

MACR: 2014

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History of
B-17 42-30665 / Hunyak

Delivered Boeing 7/7/43; Gore 17/7/43; Dallas 8/8/43; Palm Springs 9/8/43; Geiger 10/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-E] Snetterton 1/9/43; MIA Bordeaux 5/1/44 Pilot: Capt Don Cole (KIA); Co-Pilot: Tom Scott, Navigator: Harry Wiggins, Bombardier: Jim Bradley, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Harland Hendrix, Radio Operator: Joe Cross, Ball Turret Gunner: Harry Thome, Waist Gunner: Rich Gatesman, Waist Gunner: Clarry Norton (8POW), Tail Gunner: Bob Finney (EVD); flak & Enemy aircraft KO’d three engines, horiz. Stab, & tail shot off; crashed Rochevent, five miles E of Corme-Royal, four miles W of Saintes, Fr; MACR 2014. HUNYAK.

Last updated: 21. March 2019

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