B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97164 / Miss Yu II aka Rebel Queen

B-17 #42-97164 / Miss Yu II aka Rebel Queenzoom_in

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Manufacturer:
Boeing

MACR: 11987

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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.

Last updated: 1. February 2020

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B-17 42-97164 / Miss Yu II aka Rebel Queen Details

Photo shows crew of Lt. Karr, 19 May 1944.

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