B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31603 / Belle of the Brawl

History of
B-17 42-31603 / Belle of the Brawl

Delivered Denver 28/11/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Wilmington 31/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned: 569BS/390BG [CC-N] Framlingham 16/1/44; MIA Berlin (33m) 8/5/44 Pilot: Otis Miller, Co-Pilot: Ben Chaneles, Radio Operator: Joe Gonos, Ball Turret Gunner: Claude Zanni, Waist Gunner: Darryl Grady, Waist Gunner: Mario Santoriella, Tail Gunner: John Hutson (7KIA); Bombardier: Joe Morris, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Paul Vlahos (2POW); {no navigator carried}; flak, crashed Breuville, seven miles S of Cherbourg, Fr. MACR 4583. BELLE OF THE BRAWL.

Last updated: 26. August 2018