B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31610 / The Liberty Belle

History of
B-17 42-31610 / The Liberty Belle

Delivered Denver 29/11/43; Cheyenne 10/12/43; Kearney 21/12/43; Romulus 6/1/44; Presque Is 9/1/44; Nutts Corner 15/1/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 1/2/44; Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Don DeLisle, Co-pilot: Norman Kimmel, Navigator: John Wallace, Bombardier: Bob Bell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Carlisle, Radio Operator: Roy Tanner, Ball turret gunner: Gene Chapius, Waist gunner: Horace Kingsley Wounded in Action,Tail gunner: John Smelser (9 Returned to Duty); flak KO’d two engines and punctured gas tanks; ditched Channel, all rescued within ten minutes by ASR. THE LIBERTY BELLE.

Last updated: 18. September 2017