B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-37944

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-37944
General
Manufacturer: Douglas
Production-Block: , B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 305th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 365th Bomb Squadron
RCL XK-P
MACR 4872
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire, interned
(13 May 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-37944

Delivered Denver 22/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; ass 365BS/305BG [XK-P] Chelveston 12/12/43; MIA Stettin 13/5/44 Pilot: Capt Bernard Davey, Co-Pilot: Chas Frankhouser, Navigator: John Potts, Bombardier: Capt Brooke Baier, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Clem Melder, Radio Operator: Dan Meade, Ball Turret Gunner: Wayne Peterson, Waist Gunner: Dick Finley, Waist Gunner: John Gillis, Tail Gunner: Lt Cole Berggreen, Ex/nav-Vic Suglia (11INT); flak KOd #2, forced landing Echenforde, Swed; MACR 4872. Returned to US: Bradley 24/7/45; 4168 BU Independence 18/10/45; Scrapped: Kingman 15/12/45.

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