B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3188 / Flak Alley Lil’ aka Miss Carriage

History of
B-17 42-3188 / Flak Alley Lil’ aka Miss Carriage

Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-F] Grafton Underwood 9/6/43; Missing in Action Villacoublay 26/6/43 with Tom Cuddeback, Co-pilot: Luther Adler, Bombardier: Jim Dillon, Radio Operator: Philip Fink, Ball turret gunner: Albert Suchy (5 Prisoner of War), Navigator: George Singer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Bessey, Waist gunner: Dave Hardin, Waist gunner: Marvin Brown,Tail gunner: John Selgo (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, three engines smoking before exploding, crashed La Planquay, seven miles NW of Bernay, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 15568. FLAK ALLEY LIL’ aka MISS CARRIAGE.

Last updated: 19. July 2017