B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30830 / M’lle Zig Zig

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30830 / M’lle Zig Zig

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: LD-U

MACR: 1029

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History of
B-17 42-30830 / M’lle Zig Zig

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 14/8/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 28/8/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Capt John Brady, Co-pilot: John Hoerr, Navigator: Dave Solomon, Bombardier: Howard Hamilton {Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Adolf Blum, Radio Operator: Joe Hafer, Ball turret gunner: Roly Gangwer{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: George Petrohelos,Tail gunner: Jim McCusker, Com P-Major John Egan (10 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Harry Clanton (KIA-by flak burst); enemy aircraft KO’d #1 & #3, crashed near Elfers Inn, Nottuln-Stevern, 12 miles W of Munster; Missing Air Crew Report 1029. M’LLE ZIG ZAG.

Last updated: 24. January 2018

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