B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31875 / Liberty Ball

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-31875 / Liberty Ball
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 351st Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 511th Bomb Squadron
RCL DS-P
Fate: , Battle damaged
(29 July 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-31875 / Liberty Ball

Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-P] Polebrook 25/2/44; 36m battle damaged Merseburg 29/7/44 with Stan Stewart, Co-pilot: David Basehore, Navigator: Louis Blitz, Bombardier: Bill Pritchard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rueben Fauks, Radio Operator: Virgil Stuart, Ball turret gunner: Matt Vukonich, Waist gunner: Harry Eacrett,Tail gunner: Bob Slack (9rtd, but two slightly injured); crash landed base when brakes failed on return; Salvaged 30/7/44. LIBERTY BALL.

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This page was last updated on 01 March 2018

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