B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-5848 / Patches

History of
B-17 42-5848 / Patches

Delivered Long Beach 20/3/43; Sioux City 13/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Dow Fd 20/3/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-R] Grafton Underwood 24/5/43; battle damaged Kassel 30/7/43 with Bill Harry, Co-pilot: Ivan Rice, Navigator: Dave Black, Bombardier: Chas Mannka, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Curry Reed, Radio Operator: Ed Simpson, Ball turret gunner: John McKenna, Waist gunner: Willard Cronin, Waist gunner: Tom Wheeler,Tail gunner: Leroy Parent (10RTD- but six wia) ; crash landed Boxted A/fd, Ex, UK; Salvaged AFSC 6/8/43. PATCHES.

Last updated: 1. March 2018