B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-38030 / The Merry Widow

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-38030 / The Merry Widow
General
Manufacturer: Douglas
Production-Block: , B-17G-25-DL: 42-37989 to 42-38083
Delievered: Cheyenne
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 96th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 337th Bomb Squadron
MACR 2195
KSU/ME/KU: KU-788
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(04 February 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-38030 / The Merry Widow

Delivered Cheyenne 18/11/43; Kearney 3/12/43; ass 337BS/96BG [AW- ] Snetterton 6/12/43; MIA Frankfurt 4/2/44 Pilot: George Fabian, Co-Pilot: Tom Scanlon, Navigator: Jeroy Clark, Bombardier: Bob Hughes, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Tomko, Radio Operator: Bill Shields, Ball Turret Gunner: John Euhas, Waist Gunner: Mike Mondo, Waist Gunner: Frank Alioto, Tail Gunner: Jay Epright (10POW); flak, crashed Schaesberg, near Limburg, Holl. MACR 2195. THE MERRY WIDOW.

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B-17 42-38030 / The Merry Widow Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT George Fabian POW
CP 2LT Thomas Joseph Scanlan POW
BOMB 2LT Robert Franklin Hughes POW
ENG/TT T/SGT Joseph M. Tonko POW
RO T/SGT William Elmer Shields, Jr. POW
BT T/SGT John Yuhas POW
WG S/SGT Michael J. Mondo POW
WG S/SGT Frank Alioto POW
TG S/SGT Jey Elliott Epright POW

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