Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-45-DL: 42-3284 to 42-3338 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 570th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DI-F |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (05 February 1944) |
| Missions: | 31 |
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History of
B-17 42-3329 / Skippy
Delivered Denver 14/5/43; Dow Fd 9/6/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-F] Framlingham 15/7/43; detailed Romilly (31m) 5/2/44 with Tom Sutters, Co-pilot: Paul Cooper, Navigator: Leo Haynes{wis}, Bombardier: Walter Lunden{wis}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Otto Fugett{Wounded in Action}, Radio Operator: Albt Selvidio, Ball turret gunner: Joe Collector, Waist gunner: Sal DePietro{wis}, Waist gunner: Ernie Peiffer,Tail gunner: Bernard Jensen (10 Returned to Duty); abandoned during assembly and crashed Hounsell Wood, Salehurst, Sx, UK; Salvaged 8/2/44. SKIPPY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-3329 / Skippy Details
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B-17 42-3329 / Skippy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Thomas J. Sutters | RTD | - |
| CP | --- | Paul R. Cooper | RTD | - |
| NAV | --- | Leo M. Haynes | RTD | - |
| BOMB | --- | Walter C. Lunden | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Otto B. fugett | RTD | - |
| RO | --- | Albert J. Selvidio | RTD | - |
| BT | --- | Joseph M. Collector | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Salvatore A. DiPietro | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Ernest H. Pfeiffer | RTD | - |
| TG | --- | Bernard J. Jensen | RTD | - |
This page was last updated on 13 August 2021
29. February 2020 access_time 19:17
I was told I’m related to pilot. Kenneth spinning from new Jersey
12. August 2021 access_time 14:35
My dad, Joseph F. Doyle, was an original Skippy crew member (navigator). He survived 25 missions over Germany and France, most being flown in Skippy. He told me that Skippy was a very reliable aircraft. I believe the Aircraft Commander had the last name of Harmon. My dad’s Skippy jacket is on display at the Pima Air and Space museum in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.
24. October 2021 access_time 21:24
Captain George William Harmon
24. October 2021 access_time 21:27
George Harmon died in Florida in 1976
08. November 2022 access_time 22:34
Hello, I am a member of the Robertsbridge Aviation Society in East Sussex, England close to where Skippy came down at Hounsell Wood, Hurst Green (A few miles north of the town of Battle). Some large pieces of wreckage were still in the wood until about 1968. We have quite a few bits of the wreckage in our museum. The aircraft actually crashed at 11.02 on the 5th of Feb 1944 and was guarded by 512 Searchlight until the 7th when the RAF took over and remained on guard until the 23rd of April by which time it had been salvaged.
26. March 2024 access_time 2:39
George Harmon was my grandfather. Unfortunately he passed away in 1976, 2 years before I was born. My grandmother was Skippy. She was with us well into her 80’s. I have longed to know more about my grandfather and the B-17 named after my grandmother! My brother, by complete accident, stumbled into the Arizona museum with “Skippy” memorabilia. I have his bomber jacket. On the back, a hand painted cartoon Hitler, with 25 painting missiles chasing him. Were there 2 pilots that flew the “Skippy”?
27. June 2025 access_time 2:41
Yes the B-17 christened Skippy had 2 (or more) pilots. After the Original Crew completed 25 missions they were discharged and went home. However the B17 Skippy continued flying missions with a new crew. Records indicate she was lost 5 Feb 1944 w/ Tom Sutters her pilot. All crew surviving & returning to Service.
11. October 2025 access_time 6:37
How many “Skippy”s were there in the 390th. My Great Uncle Dean Settles said he flew a plane he dubbed “Skippy” that bore no nose art, claiming it made one a target by German fighters. He later piloted “The Sweetheart of ? [Pas de Calais].”