B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97139 / Flak Hopper

B-17 #42-97139 / Flak Hopperzoom_in

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Production-block:
B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: BK-M
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History of
B-17 42-97139 / Flak Hopper

Delivered Cheyenne 30/1/44; Kearney 16/2/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 11/3/44; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-M] Grafton Underwood 12/3/44; crashed on take off for mission 16/6/44 with Ken Ungerman, Co-pilot: Chas Widner, Navigator: Evan Williams, Bombardier: John Dugger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roger Schlising, Radio Operator: Bob Bailey, Ball turret gunner: Frank Vallone, Waist gunner: Dallas Jacobs,Tail gunner: Herb Stephens (9 Returned to Duty); ground-looped off runway and up against a gun emplacement; Salvaged 18/6/44. FLAK HOPPER.

Last updated: 4. September 2017

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