B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31851

History of
B-17 42-31851

Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Oklahoma 12/1/44; Savannah 16/1/44; Morrison 24/1/44; Assigned 348BS/99BG Tortorella 2/3/44;{10m} transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; Missing in Action Sofia, Bulg. 30/3/44 with Fred Wickham[463BG], Co-pilot: Walter Crowl, Navigator: Erwin Rubenstein, Bombardier: Orville Reilly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Luksch, Radio Operator: Homer McKee, Ball turret gunner: Andy Warga, Waist gunner: Bill Marion, Waist gunner: Peter O’Grady,Tail gunner: Tony Morrish (10 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-31683 (2BG), crashed Kasbarevo, Bulgaria. Missing Air Crew Report 3370.

Last updated: 25. August 2017

B-17 42-31851 Details

Mid-aid-collision with B-17 #42-31683 on March 30th 1944. 10 KIA.