Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 751st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 11987 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (28 January 1945) |
History of
B-17 42-97164 / Miss Yu II aka Rebel Queen
Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Kearney 15/2/44; Presque Is 23/2/44; Assigned: 751BS/457BG [H] Glatton 15/3/44 REBEL QUEEN; 749BS; sustained battle damage Gdynia 9/4/44 Pilot: – Karr{wia}, Co-Pilot: Haight{wia}, Bombardier: Joe Apel helped wounded pilot to to fly aircraft and limp home to empty RAF field in southern England, earning the Silver Star; MIA Cologne 28/1/45 w/Bill Boyes (EVD); Navigator: Ken Furst, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Francis Horan, Radio Operator: Abe Feldman, Ball Turret Gunner: Frank Trapani, Waist Gunner: Roy Duitman, Tail Gunner: Bob Dilley (6POW); cp-Elmer Felgenhauer, b-Merritt Turner (2KIA); flak caused mech fault, crashed Koblenz; MACR 11987. (‘6). MISS YU II.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97164 / Miss Yu II aka Rebel Queen Details
Photo shows crew of Lt. Karr, 19 May 1944.
This page was last updated on 01 February 2020
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