B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39770 / Suzy Q

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39770 / Suzy Q
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 92nd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 326th Bomb Squadron
RCL JW-Q
MACR 2756
Fate: , Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire
(20 February 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-39770 / Suzy Q

Delivered Long Beach 26/8/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-Q] Podington 25/12/43; Missing in Action Leipzig 20/2/44 with Harvey Jessen, Co-pilot: Dale Alexander, Navigator: Don Austin, Bombardier: Lynwood Argenbright, Radio Operator: Duane Bingham, Ball turret gunner: Fred Arrouquier, Waist gunner: Joe Pietruszewski,Tail gunner: Wilbur Brownlee (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Belk, Waist gunner: Bob Conrad (2 Killed in Action); flak & enemy aircraft KO’d #1 & #3, crash landed in field between Mudersbach & Altenkirchen, Ger, some 85 miles after crew had bailed out; Missing Air Crew Report 2756. SUZY Q.

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