B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-37869

History of
B-17 42-37869

Delivered Denver 25/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Assigned 20FG, 8th Weather Flight Cheddington 25/10/43; on flight from St Eval to base 25/12/43, crashed on hillside three miles SE of Bridestowe, near Oakhampton, Devon, UK, with Ernie Patterson, Co-pilot: Ray Coats, pass-RAF Sgt Basil Brown (3 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Rich Neary, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sherwood Renner, Radio Operator: Sam Craig, Radio Operator: Mario Panetti, Waist gunner: Albany Blanchard (5 Killed in Service), Salvaged 21/1/44.

Last updated: 24. February 2019

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