B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-37930

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-37930

Manufacturer:
Douglas

  • RCL: XK-

MACR: 1708

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History of
B-17 42-37930

Delivered Denver 19/10/43; Gr Island 1/11/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 11/11/43; transferred 365BS/305BG [XK- ] Chelveston 3/12/43; Missing in Action Bremen 20/12/43 with Howard Hunter; Co-pilot: Howard Johnson, Navigator: Gerald Foster, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon McCully, Radio Operator: Don Montgomery, Ball turret gunner: Jim Cole, Waist gunner: Dwight Norman, Waist gunner: Ken Detweiler,Tail gunner: George Coleman (9 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: David Park (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Dreeke, near Kornau, NE of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1708.

Last updated: 16. July 2017

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B-17 42-37930 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Howard D. Hunter POW
CP 2LT Howard C. Johnson POW
BOMB 2LT David W. Park KIA
ENG/TT T/SGT Gordon R. McCully POW
RO T/SGT Donald H. Montgomery POW
BT SGT James E. Cole POW
WG SGT Dwight A. Norman POW
WG S/SGT Kenneth K. Detweiler POW
TG SGT George R. Coleman POW

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