B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39989

History of
B-17 42-39989

Delivered Long Beach 27/10/43; Grand Island 13/11/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 15/12/43; with W. Overstreet force landed Halesworth AFB, UK (crew OK) 9/3/44; [18m] Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44 with Ed Herman, Co-pilot: John Leathers, Navigator: Chas Brennan, Bombardier: Vic Marck, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Hingert, Radio Operator: Matt Haebig, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bunn, Waist gunner: Gene Earnest, Waist gunner: Art Blanchard,Tail gunner: Frank Komor (10 Prisoner of War); two engines out, wing blew off and crashed Schweighausen, 25 miles N of Frieberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3231 (4904?).

Last updated: 6. August 2017