B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-37856 / Fancy Nancy III

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-37856 / Fancy Nancy III
General
Manufacturer: Douglas
Production-Block: , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 401st Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 612th Bomb Squadron
RCL SC-B
MACR 2276
Fate: , Lost by enemy aircraft
(30 January 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-37856 / Fancy Nancy III

Delivered Denver 21/9/43; Scott 7/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-B] Deenethorpe 23/12/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Ron Rohner, Navigator: Stan Johnson, Bombardier: Emil Smetana, Radio Operator: John Morreale, Ball turret gunner: Ken Dickerson (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Frank Leonard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Surowski, Waist gunner: Cliff Barker, Waist gunner: Lowell Reif,Tail gunner: Harry Cyr (5 Prisoner of War); flak damage then FW190 KO’d #2, crashed Beienrode, three miles N of Konigslutter, 11 miles E of Brunswick, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report (2276) 2876. FANCY NANCY III.

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B-17 42-37856 / Fancy Nancy III Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Ronald R. Rohner KIA
CP 2LT Frank M. Leonard Sr. POW
BOMB 2LT Emil Smetana KIA
ENG/TT S/SGT Ray L. Surowski POW
RO S/SGT John P. Morreale KIA
BT SGT Kenneth G. Dickerson KIA
WG SGT Clifford E. Barker POW
WG SGT Lowell A. Reif POW
TG SGT Harold F. Cyr POW

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