42-5051 / Barrel House Bessie | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 #42-5051 / Barrel House Bessie — **Source:**
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Production-block:
B-17F-30-BO: 42-5050 to 42-5078

Manufacturer:
Boeing

RCL: KY-M, SU-M

Fate:

MACR: 1579

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History of
B-17 42-5051 / Barrel House Bessie

Delivered Cheyenne 9/9/42; Assigned 2BG New Castle, force landed base with Onas Matz 25/3/43; Dow Fd 11/6/43; transferred 303BG Molesworth 1/11/43; transferred 366BS/305BG [KY-M] Chelveston 2/11/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-M] Grafton Underwood 26/7/43; Missing in Action 26/11/43 with Maj Bill Gilmore, Co-pilot: Don Morrison, Navigator: Floyd Ohlson, Bombardier: Earl Mason, Radio Operator: Nathan Streisfeld, Ball turret gunner: Don Engwer, Waist gunner: Joe Burger (7 Returned to Duty), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Maurice Henry, Waist gunner: Jim Bucher,Tail gunner: Albt Schamber (3 Killed in Action); flak, ditched North Sea, off UK. Missing Air Crew Report 1579. BARREL HOUSE BESSIE.

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Last updated: 8. September 2017

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Frank Machtolff
11. August 2020 21:47

Hello, I am looking for my father in laws plane. He was Claude T Keenum jr. He said his plane was barrel house Bessie from basin street. Shot down in feb 44. Pilot was John Stahl. Claude was a POW for 14 months. Luft 4 and 6.Based at Chelveston. Any info appreciated.