B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39907 / Nasty Nellie

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39907 / Nasty Nellie

Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega

  • RCL: J

MACR: 4580

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History of
B-17 42-39907 / Nasty Nellie

Delivered Long Beach 5/10/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG [J] Knettishall 25/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Theophilus Pittman, Co-pilot: Bill Waters, Navigator: Jim Rolisin, Bombardier: Dave Hughes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Bornhorst, Radio Operator: Lew Ogden (6POW-4wia); Ball turret gunner: John Crosson, Waist gunner: Pete Kelly, Waist gunner: Dick Rynone,Tail gunner: Leroy Peterson (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KOd #3 and wing afire, crashed Hustedt, six miles SW of Verden, 19 miles SE of Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4580. NASTY NELLIE.

Last updated: 13. July 2017

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B-17 42-39907 / Nasty Nellie Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Theophilus Harold Pittman UNK
CP 2LT William Wadsworth Waters UNK
BOMB F/O David Walker Hughes UNK
ENG/TT T/SGT Leonard Henry Bornhorst UNK
RO T/SGT Lewis Edgar Ogden POW
BT S/SGT John Robert (Bob) Crossan KIA
WG S/SGT Richard Thomas Rynone KIA
WG S/SGT Peter Joseph Kelly KIA
TG S/SGT Leroy William Peterson KIA

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