B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97081

History of
B-17 42-97081

Delivered Cheyenne 25/1/44; Kearney 11/2/44; Presque Is 23/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 2/3/44; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-K] Grafton Underwood 12/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Jim Brown, Co-pilot: Don Chubb, Navigator: Ken Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Merle Ingmire, Radio Operator: Joe Kozar, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hatton, Waist gunner: Julius McClintick, Waist gunner: Don Reis (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Carl Kuba (?Earl Ouba?),Tail gunner: George Yeager (2 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #4 soon followed by #1, also setting gas tanks on fire, crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 4812.

Last updated: 9. February 2020