B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3305 / Fertile Myrtle aka Princess Pat

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3305 / Fertile Myrtle aka Princess Pat

Manufacturer:
Douglas

  • RCL: BI-E

MACR: 392

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History of
B-17 42-3305 / Fertile Myrtle aka Princess Pat

Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Dow Fd 10/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-E] Framlingham 14/7/43 PRINCESS PAT; Missing in Action Regensburg 17/8/43 with Dale Shaver, Co-pilot: Harry Boyd, Navigator: Caesar Bruschi, Bombardier: Jim Patterson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Thomasson, Radio Operator: Earl Spann, Ball turret gunner: Wilson Bruce, Waist gunner: Francis Moran, Waist gunner: Jim Schwartz,Tail gunner: Dave Lindsay (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft damage & low fuel so attempted to reach Spain, crash landed Hyeres, 12 mioles E of Toulon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 392. FERTILE MYRTLE aka PRINCESS PAT.

Last updated: 31. May 2017

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B-17 42-3305 / Fertile Myrtle aka Princess Pat Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Dale A. Shaver POW
CP 2LT Harold B. Boyd POW
BOMB 2LT James W. Patterson POW
ENG/TT S/SGT Herman S. Thomasson POW
RO S/SGT Earl R. Spann POW
BT S/SGT Wilson F. Bruce POW
WG S/SGT Francis R. Moran POW/ESC
WG S/SGT James P. Schwartz POW
TG S/SGT David C. Lindsay POW

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