B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-37820

History of
B-17 42-37820

Delivered Long Beach 9/9/43;Gr Island 17/10/43; as 331BS/94BG [QE-R] Rougham 26/10/43; transferred 333BS [TS-F]; Missing in Action Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Don Sharp, Co-pilot: Tom Sheedy, Navigator: Fred Irwin, Bombardier: Orin Gurley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Deutsch, Radio Operator: Gus Lobone, Ball turret gunner: John Fees, Waist gunner: Ken Majeska, Waist gunner: Bill Nall,Tail gunner: Joe Miksic (10 Returned to Duty); mechanical problems and ran out of gas before crash landed St Marys-in-the-Marsh, Romney Marsh, Kent, UK.

Last updated: 20. June 2018