B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3294 / Suzanne

Delivered Denver 20/4/43; Dow Field 13/6/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-G] Gt Ashfield 16/6/43; transferred 549BS landing accident at base with Ed Stone 28/7/43; Missing in Action Merignac 5/12/43 with Novo Maryonovich, Co-pilot: Bill Flagler, Navigator: Gerhard Kirschke, Bombardier: Francis Stetson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hugh Bradford, Radio Operator: Edwin Johnson, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Akley, Waist gunner: Tom Armstrong, Waist gunner: Carl Williams,Tail gunner: Ed McMillan (10INT); battle damaged ditched Atlantic off Portugal, all rescued and returned to UK via British Embassy knowhow, calling the crew ‘shipwrecked mariners!. Missing Air Crew Report 1338; SUZANNE.