B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39916 / Eastward Hup

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-39916 / Eastward Hup

Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega

MACR: 3194

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History of
B-17 42-39916 / Eastward Hup

Delivered Long Beach 7/10/43; Walla Walla 7/11/43; ass 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 31/12/43; landing accident Pilot: ‘ at #595 when landing gear failed; MIA Augsburg 16/3/44 w/George Callow, Co-Pilot: Jim Morris, Navigator: Alvin Kurzman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob May, Radio Operator: Tony Capriola, Ball Turret Gunner: Emerson Lee, Waist Gunner: Paul Chaffee, Tail Gunner: Bill Burchell (8POW); Bombardier: Rich Totaro (EVD); Waist Gunner: Bailey Pullen (KIA); Enemy aircraft KO’d engines on return flight, crash-landed St Quentin-la-Motte, four miles E of Le Treport, Fr. MACR 3194.

Last updated: 2. July 2018

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