B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39995 / Cow Town Boogie

B-17 #42-39995 / Cow Town Boogiezoom_in

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www.forcedlandingcollection.se

Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega

  • RCL: 7D-?

MACR: 3826

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History of
B-17 42-39995 / Cow Town Boogie

Delivered Long Beach 29/10/43; Gr lsland 13/11/43; Assigned 731BS/452BG [7D- ] Deopham Green 9/12/43; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Bob Schimmel, Co-pilot: Fred Newton, Navigator: Chas McKeag, Bombardier: Ralph Libby, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Gregory, Radio Operator: Leo Donoghue, Ball turret gunner: Joe Adamczk, Waist gunner: Albt Elliott, Waist gunner: Matt Schmitt,Tail gunner: Chas Skinner (10INT); mech fault #2 KOd, force landed Angelholm, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 3826. Left Sweden for UK 15/6/45; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 16/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 22/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/12/45. Missing Air Crew Report 3826. COW TOWN BOOGIE.

Last updated: 8. May 2017

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B-17 42-39995 / Cow Town Boogie Details

This plane was named by its pilot, William E. Stevenson, who was from Texas in honor of the many “cow towns” there. Stevenson was ill the day it was interned in Sweden with Robert C. Schimmel as its pilot.

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B-17 42-39995 / Cow Town Boogie Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Robert C. Schimmel INT
CP 2LT Fred B. Newton INT
BOMB 2LT Ralph .A. Libby INT
ENG/TT T/SGT William E. Gregory INT
RO T/SGT Leo .J. Donoghue INT
BT S/SGT Joe T. Adamszyk INT
WG S/SGT Albt A. Elliott INT
WG S/SGT Matt C. Schmitt INT
TG S/SGT Chas T. Skinner INT

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