B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31876 / Fire Ball Red

History of
B-17 42-31876 / Fire Ball Red

Delivered Cheyenne 30/12/43; Gt Falls 3/1/44; Cheyenne 5/1/44; Kearney 13/1/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-Q] Horham 17/2/44; aborted after take off for Dusseldorf 9/9/44 with Bill Lahl, Co-pilot: Theo Bennett, Navigator: Maurice Schwartz(wia), Bombardier: George Goldstein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ben Powell(wia), Radio Operator: Bill Morgan(wia), Ball turret gunner: Lonnie Freeman(wia), Waist gunner: Gene Russell,Tail gunner: Guillermo Vasquez(wia) (9RTD, inc five minor wia); #4 out, on return to base overshot runway, hit cement mixer; 70m, sal 10/9/44. FIRE BALL RED.

Last updated: 4. January 2018