B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-37737 / Tennessee Toddy

B-17 #42-37737 / Tennessee Toddyzoom_in

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Manufacturer:
Douglas

  • RCL: LL-K

MACR: 941

Missions: 1

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History of
B-17 42-37737 / Tennessee Toddy

Delivered Denver 10/8/43; Long Beach 13/8/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-K] Bassingbourn 26/9/43; Missing in Action 1m Munster 10/10/43 with Earl Verrill, Co-pilot: Joe Rose, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Jackson, Radio Operator: Ross Repp, Ball turret gunner: Gilbert Taft, Waist gunner: Paul Lorman, Waist gunner: Stan Lepkowski,Tail gunner: Bob DeGhetto (8 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Art Horning (EVD-returned UK 30/1/44), Bombardier: John Lilley (KIA-chute caught on stabilizer); mech fault lost two engines, #4 & #2, crash landed Brocklanderweg, near Apeldoorn, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 941. TENNESSEE TODDY.

Last updated: 7. May 2025

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B-17 42-37737 / Tennessee Toddy Details

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B-17 42-37737 / Tennessee Toddy Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Earl R. Verrill POW
CP 2LT Joseph Rose POW
BOMB 2LT John A. Lilley KIA
ENG/TT S/SGT Roy M. Jackson POW
RO T/SGT Ross L. Repp POW
BT S/SGT Gilbert L. Taft POW
WG S/SGT Paul A. Lorman POW
WG S/SGT Stanley E. Lepkowski POW
TG SGT Robert D. DeGhetto POW

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