B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3280 / Cherokee Maid

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3280 / Cherokee Maid

Manufacturer:
Douglas

  • RCL: TS-M

MACR: 84

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History of
B-17 42-3280 / Cherokee Maid

Delivered Denver 22/4/43; Presque Is 27/5/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-M] Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; Missing in Action t/o Wilhelmshaven 26/7/43 with Harry Alsop, Navigator: Chas Matthes, Bombardier: Lero Poduszczak, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Browne{drowned and found near Sylt}, Radio Operator: Glen Sheets, Ball turret gunner: Howard Battise{body washed up 29/8/43 at Vesterveistadt}, Waist gunner: Romeo Varacchi, Waist gunner: Irwin Sewell,Tail gunner: Frank Boyd (9 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bruce Kreischer (Prisoner of War); ditched Baltic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 84. CHEROKEE MAID.

Last updated: 21. August 2020

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B-17 42-3280 / Cherokee Maid Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Harold W. Alsop KIA
CP 2LT Bruce N. Kreischer POW
BOMB 2LT Leonard S. Poduszczak KIA
ENG/TT T/SGT Joseph F. Browne KIA
RO T/SGT Glen H. Sheets KIA
BT S/SGT Howard B. Battise KIA
WG S/SGT Romeo J. Varacchi KIA
WG S/SGT Irwin G. Sewell KIA
TG S/SGT Frank L. Boyd KIA

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