B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39857 / Belle of the Ball

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39857 / Belle of the Ball

Production-block:
B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857

Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega

  • RCL: DS-H

MACR: 2656

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History of
B-17 42-39857 / Belle of the Ball

Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 26/10/43; transferred 511BS/351BG [DS-H] Polebrook 18/11/43; 16m Missing in Action Ashersleben 22/2/44 with John Pugh, Co-pilot: Bob Hart, Navigator: Bill Schmitz, Bombardier: Rich Gilbert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Broide, Radio Operator: John Seuer, Ball turret gunner: Isaac Guest, Waist gunner: Nick Mustacchia, Waist gunner: Adam Quinn,Tail gunner: Carter Gibson (10 Prisoner of War); shot down by enemy aircraft, crash landed Bernburg area, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2656. BELLE OF THE BALL.

Last updated: 18. September 2017

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