B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3106 / Double Trouble

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3106 / Double Trouble

Manufacturer:
Douglas

  • RCL: YB-M
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History of
B-17 42-3106 / Double Trouble

Delivered Walker, Ks. 25/2/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 96BG Andrews Fd 19/4/43; transferred 508BS/351BG [YB-M] Polebrook 28/5/43; crashed on take off from base on first test mission with Theo Reed, Alex Feldstein, Frank Fontana (3 Killed in Service); Co-pilot: Bill Bourland, Capt Larry Stover, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Browne, Radio Operator: Edwin Schreiber (Spencer), Don Ford, Thad Wallace, Jon Hagan (7 Returned to Duty) 13/8/43, pilot collapsed landing gear in error; Salvaged. DOUBLE TROUBLE.

Last updated: 4. October 2017

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