B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39780 / Little Twink

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39780 / Little Twink

Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega

  • RCL: TU-S
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History of
B-17 42-39780 / Little Twink

Delivered Long Beach 29/8/43; Scott 22/10/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 26/10/43; transferred 510BS/351BG [TU-S] Polebrook 18/11/43; 4m Ludwigshaven 30/12/43 with Joe Adamiak, Co-pilot: W. Crockett, Bombardier: W.Kelder,ro-C. Davis,Tail gunner: Seymour Zeitler (5 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Leighton Zeiner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Bone, Ball turret gunner: Chas Ellman, Waist gunner: Grady Fuqua, Waist gunner: Dom Ciafaglia (5KIA-baled too low for chutes to open); crash landed Hawkinge, Kent, UK 30/12/43; sal 5 SAD Stansted 2/1/44. LITTLE TWINKLE.

Last updated: 11. February 2018

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