B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31476

History of
B-17 42-31476

Delivered Cheyenne 5/11/43; Gt Falls 12/11/43; Gr Island 27/11/43; Assigned 342BS/97BG Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Regensburg 22/2/44 with 2Lt Paul A Kovacs, 2Lt Frank B Thompson, 2Lt Thomas C Straub, 2Lt William M Bolin, T/Sgt Lawrence U Moulthrop, T/Sgt Kabasta, S/Sgt Egan, S/Sgt Arrington, S/Sgt Garcia, S/Sgt Allen, S/Sgt Needham; enemy aircraft, crashed Regensburg; nine chutes seen; 9 x POW, 2 x KIA MACR 2490.

Last updated: 17. March 2019