42-31675 / Berlin Bessie | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 #42-31675 / Berlin Bessie — **Source:**
95thbg.org

Production-block:
B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731

Manufacturer:
Boeing

Bomb Group:
95th Bomb Group

Bomb Squadron:
412th Bomb Squadron

RCL: QW-W

Fate:

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History of
B-17 42-31675 / Berlin Bessie

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Romulus 17/12/43; Grenier 19/12/43; Presque Is 22/12/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-W] Horham 26/12/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 27/9/44 with Benedict B Busse (Osborne)/Albert E. Burns(95th BG History), rest unknown; one engine out, force landed France, Salvaged 29/11/44. BERLIN BESSIE.

Source: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link/CommissionsEarned)

Last updated: 9. August 2020

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B-17 42-31675 / Berlin Bessie Crew

Position	Rank	Name	Status	Note
P	---	Albert E. Burns	RTD	-
CP	---	Victor R. Garcia	RTD	-
NAV	---	Lawrence E. Hart	RTD	-
BOMB	---	John E. Watt	RTD	-
ENG/TT	---	Chester P. Pawielski	RTD	-
RO	---	Frederick P. Conrad	RTD	-
BT	---	Ralph N. White	RTD	-
WG	---	Joseph E. Haley	RTD	-
TG	---	Gerald W. Toothman	RTD	-

Noël vanoverschelde
17. December 2022 9:46

Hello, I am at the origin of the discovery of this Berlin Bessie which fell in my village of Noiseux in Belgium on September 27, 1944 around 11.30h am. Contrary to what was announced in France previously. the photo that is on your site belongs to me and I donated it to 95thbg.org.
Happy New Year’s Eve and Merry Christmas to all your team.

Mary jane fitzgerald
12. January 2023 4:01

My father was the copilot of that plane. Can you give me any further information please?

Colleen Burkart
09. April 2023 6:34

My father is Benedict Busse . He flew B 17’s but was never missing in action.

Noël vanoverschelde
15. January 2023 11:34

hello,
Glad to have contact with co-pilot Garcia’s daughter.
I was lucky to have had telephone contact with Chester, the Berlin Bessie technician, in the past.
Do you have photos or documents of your father concerning the Berlin?
Where do you currently live? We are on a German website.
I live in Belgium, near the village where the Boeing B17 fell on September 27, 1944.
Good for you.
Noël

Mary jane fitzgerald
22. January 2023 18:53

Hello, i am so happy to hear from you. I have a bit of information. I am expecting a call from chester’s daughter soon to share. Do you have more than one photo of the berlin bessie?

Mary jane jane Fitzgerald
22. January 2023 18:58

Hello, i am happy to hear from you. I have a bit of information about my dad’s plane crash. I assume that photo is yours, i have shared it with my family many times. I have had email contact with chester’s daughter recently. We plan to have a phone call soon.