B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-38032 / My Gal

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-38032 / My Gal

Manufacturer:
Douglas

  • RCL: RQ-X, RQ-P

MACR: 3239 / KSU/ME/KU: 1241

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History of
B-17 42-38032 / My Gal

Delivered Cheyenne 22/11/43; Kearney 5/12/43; Presque Is 23/12/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-X, RQ-P] Polebrook 27/12/43; Missing in Action Oberpfaffenhofen 18/3/44 with Ray Neuberg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Sharp, Radio Operator: Ira Houk, Ball turret gunner: Bob Workman,Tail gunner: Neal Quigley (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bob Swenson, Navigator: Chas Finklestein, Bombardier: Bill Manley, Waist gunner: David Eckes, Waist gunner: Lewis Lowans (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3 & #4, crashed Heiligkrueztal, 12 miles NE of Singmaringen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3239. MY GAL.

Last updated: 2. July 2022

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B-17 42-38032 / My Gal Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Raymond E. Neuberg POW
CP 2LT Robert L. Swenson KIA
BOMB 2LT William A. Manley KIA
ENG/TT T/SGT Earl E. Sharp POW
RO T/SGT Ira Houk POW
BT S/SGT Robert Workman POW
WG S/SGT David W. Eckes KIA
WG S/SGT Lewis A. Lowans KIA
TG S/SGT Neal M. Quigley POW

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