B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-5078

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5078

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: KY-C
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History of
B-17 42-5078

B-17F 42-4078 was delivered Tulsa 15-Sep-42; Presque Is 19-Oct-42; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-C] Chelveston Nov-42. Shot down 30-Dec-42 by enemy aircraft on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Crashed into the Bay of Biscay, France. Missing in Action. 10KIA No MACR issued.

Last updated: 4. May 2017

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B-17 42-5078 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Floyd E. Love KIA
CP 2LT Kent H. Wolfsen KIA
BOMB 2LT 2Lt Lawrence Goreski KIA
ENG/TT --- Raymond N. Kirkendoll KIA
RO T/SGT Roland B. Digman KIA
BT S/SGT Raymond E Bandy KIA
WG SGT Robert E. Joyce KIA
WG --- Larry C. DeBruin KIA
TG T/SGT Peter G. Galarza KIA

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