B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-38063 / G I Virgin

History of
B-17 42-38063 / G I Virgin

Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 749BS/457BG [S] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44 with Bob Kaufman, Co-pilot: Bob Burkholder, Navigator: Bernard Plaut, Bombardier: D.J. Letzia, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Sinclair, Radio Operator: Sanford Caldwell, Ball turret gunner: Rudolph Buczak, Waist gunner: Warren Antoine, Tail gunner: Henry Smuzynski (9 Returned to Duty); ship was badly damaged on mission, could not quite make home and ditched North Sea off Felixstowe, Sfk. UK. Air Sea Rescue launch picked up crew. THE G.I. VIRGIN.

Last updated: 10. April 2018