Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 333rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | TS-A |
| MACR | 12969 |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (11 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-39775 / Frenesi
Delivered Long Beach 27/8/43; 333BS/94BG [TS-A] Rougham 13/10/43. Battle damaged Brunswick 11/1/44 with Bill Cely, Co-pilot: Jabez Churchill, Waist gunner: Everett Hudson Wounded in Action, Waist gunner: Paul Pearson,Tail gunner: Cliff Prater (5 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Floyd McGowan, Bombardier: Alex Bender, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Preston Henderson, Radio Operator: Harry Anderson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Queen, foto-Warren Becker (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft severely riddled the ship, it limped home safely, but Written off later. Missing Air Crew Report 12969. FRENESI.
B-17 42-39775 / Frenesi Details
The Eighth AAF Flying Fortress “F for Frenesi,” piloted by Lt. Cely, with his crew, including three wounded gunners, returned to its base “just a series of holes held together by some metal” after dropping its bombs on the target dureing the great 11 January 1944 air-battle-attack on 3 important German aircraft factories. A combination of Lt. Cely’s flying skill & the new ewll-known sturdiness of the Flying Fortress resulted in the badly flak & shell riddled “Frenesi” to return home safely.
![By assumed USAAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:94bg-42-39775.jpg){kind=link}
This page was last updated on 22 December 2019
29. June 2019 access_time 22:53
My Grandfather was Harry Anderson the ball turret gunner on the Frenesi. POW
09. July 2022 access_time 3:43
My Dad, JF Warren Churchill, was the co- pilot of Frenesi.
03. October 2025 access_time 16:49
Dad survived all his missions, including being pilot of Eski following Frenesi scrapping. Died young- after serving as recon during Korea, at 42 of a stroke. He left 7 children including a 3 month old daughter. I am the eldest.