B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3162 / Black Jack aka Bloopy Bloomers aka Buccaneer

History of
B-17 42-3162 / Black Jack aka Bloopy Bloomers aka Buccaneer

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/43; Dow Fd 9/4/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-C] BLACK JACK Bassing- bourn 18/4/43; then BLOOPY BLOOMERS; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 15/7/43; Missing in Action (2+m Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Talmadge Wilson, Co-pilot: Pete Berkley, Navigator: Gill Carlson, Bombardier: Wilf Boyle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Floyd King, Radio Operator: Chas Alston, Ball turret gunner: Bob Sams, Waist gunner: Lou Gramesty, Waist gunner: Gil Pratt,Tail gunner: John Marko (10 Prisoner of War); coll with 42-29587 damaged tail, ditched SW off Hook of Holland, crew picked up by German boat; Missing Air Crew Report 259. BUCCANEER.

Last updated: 28. April 2018

B-17 42-3162 / Black Jack aka Bloopy Bloomers aka Buccaneer Details

Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-29587 Jolly Roger on 12 August 1943.