42-5829 / The Better Half aka Flying Jenny | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 #42-5829 / The Better Half aka Flying Jenny — **Source:**
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Production-block:
B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 to 42-5854

RCL: FR-P, FR-D

Fate:

MACR: 1361

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History of
B-17 42-5829 / The Better Half aka Flying Jenny

Delivered Long Beach 2/3/43; Sioux City 19/3/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned: 332BS/94BG Bassingbourn 25/4/43 THE BETTER HALF; Transferred: 525BS/379BG [FR-P/D] Kimbolton 18/5/43; 527BS [FO-D]; MIA Kassel 30/7/43, Pilot: Larry Hoveland, Co-Pilot: Stan Kusy, Navigator: Bill Johnston, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Carl Denny (4KIA); Bombardier: Dave Williams, Radio Operator: Stan Williams, Ball Turret Gunner: Stan Manista, Waist Gunner: Andy Oman, Waist Gunner: Joe Blanton, Tail Gunner: Thiel Wamsley (6POW); flak hits caused ship to explode, crashed Herbesthal, nr-Lontzerweg, NW of Eupen, Belgium. MACR 1361. FLYING JENNY.

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Last updated: 20. June 2018

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B-17 42-5829 / The Better Half aka Flying Jenny Details

Shot down by Uffz. Gerd Wiegand; Fw-190, 8/JG26.

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