B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31315 / Liberty Run

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31315 / Liberty Run
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-10-BO: 42-31232 to 42-31331
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 401st Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 613th Bomb Squadron
RCL IW-C
MACR 5999
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(19 June 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-31315 / Liberty Run

Delivered Cheyenne 19/10/43; Gr Island 1/11/43; Romulus 18/11/43; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-C] Deenethorpe 23/12/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 19/6/44 with Garrett Filemyr, Co-pilot: Herb Claxton, Navigator: Ed Robinson, Bombardier: Bob Monteil, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Johnzen, Radio Operator: Jim Parkes, Ball turret gunner: Bill Reynolds, Waist gunner: Malcolm Culver, Waist gunner: Tom Meadows (9INT in Spain but ret UK 4 July);Tail gunner: Lorenzo Maiden (Killed in Action); flak knocked off tg’s compartment, crashed in Bay of Biscay, Missing Air Crew Report 5999. LIBERTY RUN.

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B-17 42-31315 / Liberty Run Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Garrett A. Filemyr INT
CP 2LT Herbert W. Claxton INT
BOMB 2LT Roben R. Monteil INT
ENG/TT S/SGT David W. Jehnzen INT
RO S/SGT James A. Parkes INT
BT S/SGT William H. Reynolds INT
WG SGT Thomas R. Meadows INT
WG SGT Malcolm J. Culver INT
TG SGT Lorenzo T. Maiden KIA

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