B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-5943

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-5943
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17F-35-VE: 42-5905 to 42-5954
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 97th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 414th Bomb Squadron
MACR 4393
KSU/ME/KU: 1112
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(23 April 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-5943

Delivered Long Beach 22/5/43; Smoky Hill 1/6/43; Kearney 30/6/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 22/7/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Wiener Nuestadt 23/4/44 with Bob Lewis, John Nagy, Cole, Stephens, Alley, Goodwin, Mohler, Miller, Taylor; flak, crashed near target, Missing Air Crew Report 4393.

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B-17 42-5943 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Robert L. Lewis KIA
CP 2LT John P. Nagy KIA
BOMB 2LT Jack K. Cole POW
ENG/TT S/SGT Robert N. Mohler KIA
RO S/SGT Edward F. Goodwin KIA
BT SGT Vern A. Garris POW
WG SGT Harvey C. Patterson, Jr. POW
WG SGT Phileas L. Boase POW
TG SGT Goerge H. Gustavson KIA

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