B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31400

History of
B-17 42-31400

Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Memphis 20/11/43; Assigned 352BS/301BG Cerignola 19/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {23m} Ploesti 15/4/44 with John Simon, (Returned to Duty); flak KO’d #3 and pilot dived to put out fire but engine drops in sea, ditched off Ortona; crew rescued by Italian fishing boats.

Last updated: 12. July 2017