B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3328 / Miss Fortune

B-17 #42-3328 / Miss Fortunezoom_in

Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com

Manufacturer:
Douglas

  • RCL: BI-D

MACR: 861

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History of
B-17 42-3328 / Miss Fortune

Delivered Denver 10/5/43; Tinker 22/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-D] Framlingham 15/7/43; Missing in Action (15m) Munster 10/10/43 with Wade Sneed, Co-pilot: Darwin Michaelson, Navigator: Melvin Breckenridge, Bombardier: Lew Gardner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bertil Olsen, Ball turret gunner: Walt Swinichowski (6 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Clarry Payne, Waist gunner: John Danielson, Waist gunner: Bill Wenckens,Tail gunner: Carl Spirito (4 Prisoner of War); hit by rocket and coll with 42-3415 (390BG); tailplane came off and aircraft broke in half, crashed Horstmann Farm, Vorsundern, near Burgsteinfurt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 861. MISS FORTUNE.

Last updated: 4. October 2017

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B-17 42-3328 / Miss Fortune Details

Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-3415 Miss Behavin’ on 10 October 1943.

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