| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 423rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RD-K |
| MACR | 8832 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (12 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97180
Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Gr Island 22/2/44; Grenier 23/3/44; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-K] Thurleigh 2/4/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/9/44 with Marvin Freeman, Navigator: Chas Stansbury, Bombardier: Francis Smith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marlin Summer, Radio Operator: Ken Lovens, Ball turret gunner: John Holmes (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Curtis Barber, Waist gunner: Jim Highes,Tail gunner: Bob Appell (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed near Britz, N of Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 8832.
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This page was last updated on 06 January 2018
18. September 2025 access_time 20:40
Nicknamed “Miss Ponca City” after the citizens of Ponca City, OK paid for the plane through a war bond drive.