B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-38062 / Laura Jane

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-38062 / Laura Jane

Manufacturer:
Douglas

  • RCL: BX-U

MACR: 4566

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History of
B-17 42-38062 / Laura Jane

Delivered Cheyenne 29/11/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-U] Snetterton 25/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Frank King{Wounded in Action}, Co-pilot: Jim Smith, Bombardier: George Bischoff{Wounded in Action}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lou Guillory, Radio Operator: Everett Bradeen{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Curtis Jensen, Waist gunner: Henry Maul, Waist gunner: Elmer Kapinschke{Wounded in Action} (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Bill Reade(hit by 20mm shell),Tail gunner: Bill Lloyd (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crash landed Ostenholz, 18 miles NW of Celle, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4566. LAURA JANE.

Last updated: 12. April 2018

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