B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97088

History of
B-17 42-97088

Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/44; Kearney 11/2/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [M] Glatton 9/3/44; damaged over Sorau 1/4/44 with Adrian Seabock, Co-pilot: Lloyd Tienogle, Bombardier: Bill Smith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Louis Casteliucci,Tail gunner: Francis Cornue (5 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Warren Spidel, Radio Operator: Prosser Jeffreys, Waist gunner: Les Reid, Waist gunner: Bill Woodall (4 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Frank Ingersoll (KIA- bailed out but electrocuted when landing in high tensions cables); on return force landed RAF Ludham, Norfolk, UK when right tyre blew out; Missing in Action Munich 11/7/44 with Jack Gazzale, Navigator: Fred Oglesby, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Burton Chenkin, Ball turret gunner: Lowell Jones, Waist gunner: Bob Ehlert,Tail gunner: Bob Broadie (6 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: Jim Phillips, tog-Ralph Hipsman, Ball turret gunner: Everett Broadie (3 Killed in Action); caught fire and exploded over Felixstowe, Sfk, UK; crashed Saham Toney, Nfk; sal 2 SAD 11/7/44. Missing Air Crew Report 3827.

Last updated: 1. March 2018