42-32045 / Silver Slipper | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-32045 / Silver Slipper

General
Manufacturer:	Boeing
Production-Block:	, B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116

Operational History
Bomb Group:	, 96th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron:	, 339th Bomb Squadron
RCL	QJ-R
MACR	7411
Fate:	, Lost by flak/aa-fire (19 July 1944)

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History of
B-17 42-32045 / Silver Slipper

Delivered Denver 19/1/44; Cheyenne 25/1/44; Omaha 3/2/44; Hunter 15/2/44; Grenier 13/3/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BGB [QJ-R] Snetterton 21/3/44; MIA Schweinfurt 19/7/44 Pilot: Chas Quinby, Co-Pilot: Herb Jackson, Navigator: Bruce Bockstanz, Bombardier: Joe Bernstein, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Duplechain, Radio Operator: John Jones, Ball Turret Gunner: Paul Hulton, Waist Gunner: Norman Christian, Waist Gunner: Walt Finnegan, Tail Gunner: Art Schwaiger (10POW); flak, crashed Reil near Koblenz, Germany. MACR 7411. SILVER SLIPPER.

Source: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link/CommissionsEarned)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.

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This page was last updated on 18 May 2019

David Bockstanz
14. April 2020 17:43

Bruce Bockstanz, Navigator, was my father. Dad made contact with an eyewitness to the crash of the Silver Slipper, near Reil Germany. Photos available.

Ryan Christian
10. January 2021 2:16

Hey David. Norman Christian, the right waist gunner for the Silver Slipper, was my grandfather. Let’s get in touch because I know I have several photos of your father and I’m sure we have plenty of information to swap. Hope to hear from you soon!

David Bockstanz
22. August 2021 14:31

Contact me at daveb700@yahoo.com

Jim Jackson
14. November 2022 16:50

Hi Dave and Ryan. My grandfather was the co-pilot to the silver slipper. Do you happen to have any photos or info from their time together?

Ryan Christian
10. September 2023 15:22

Hey Jim email me at arubalime@cox.net and I will send you over some stuff if someone hasn’t already. Sorry for the delay.

Dave Bockstanz
19. February 2024 13:43

Silver Slipper in Manston to repair battle damage. Dad’s crew were assigned to the ‘war weary’ aircraft in July, 1944. It did not survive the month. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205363994

Gary Schwaiger
11. October 2024 12:36

My Dad, Arthur J. Schwaiger was Ball Turret Gunner on July 19,1944 when the Silver Slipper was shot down. Pilot, Charles Qimby saved his life by stabilizing the plane so my father could get his parachute on, you can’t wear a parachute in the ball turret.