B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3520

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3520
General
Manufacturer: Douglas
Production-Block: , B-17F-75-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563, B-17G-5-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 306th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 368th Bomb Squadron
RCL BO-Y
Fate: , Lost by mechanical fault
(29 November 1943)
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History of
B-17 42-3520

Delivered Denver 20/7/43; Geiger 3/8/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-Y] Thurleigh 16/9/43; after t/o for Bremen u/c would not retract correctly, nor lower, so a wheels up landing was made at Lt Staughton 29/11/43; with John Gassler, Co-pilot: C.R. Thompson. Navigator: W.T. Hughes, Bombardier: Dan Lopgan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: A.S. Cieri, Radio Operator: D.Mills, Ball turret gunner: D.E. Gallagher, Waist gunner: B.S.Mings, Waist gunner: T.V. Lewroski,Tail gunner: R.W.Grothe (10 Returned to Duty), Salvaged.

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This page was last updated on 11 February 2018

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