B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39793

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39793
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 95th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 412th Bomb Squadron
RCL QW-V
MACR 2985
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(06 March 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-39793

Delivered Long Beach 2/9/43; Scott 29/9/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-V] Horham 8/10/43; with M.J. Worthing force landed Rattlesden AFB, Sfk, UK 10/2/44 (crew OK); [21m]Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Rich Read, Co-pilot: Clinton Kemper, Navigator: Sam Blum, Bombardier: Joe Gosselin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Parry, Radio Operator: Harry Goodwin, Ball turret gunner: Joe Lewasseur, Waist gunner: Earl Moye, Waist gunner: Ralph Brinson,Tail gunner: Henry Doudican (10 Prisoner of War); flak hit #2 feathered, crashed Goldenstedter Heide (heath), eight miles NE of Vechta, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2985.

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