Source:
www.457thbombgroup.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 748th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (17 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97190 / Hitler’s Milkman
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 18/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG Glatton 24/3/44; 749BS; on mission to Nijmegen sustained damage over Breton a/f 17/9/44 with Strosser; two engines out and another damaged; force landed Florennes, Bel.; repaired & ret 7/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. HITLER’S MILKMAN.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 23 August 2017
21. May 2025 access_time 16:41
Sirs:
My father, Cecil Craig Harris, 1925-2006, was the co-pilot on the B-17 Hitler’s Milkman, Tail #297190, 8th Air Force, 257th Bomb Group, 748th Bomb Squadron. He flew 33 bombing missions over Germany in early 1945. https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-97190-hitlers-milkman/
To honor my father before I die, I am researching when/where/cost of flying in a B-17. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
My personal email address is donharris0813@gmail.com
Thank you,
12. February 2026 access_time 2:42
Lt. Walter C Strosser was my grandfather.
He was the pilot on this mission, he never told us this story, but I know through research on the 457th Bomb group website, this was mission 122. He was later shot down on Mission 133 after bombing a synthetic petro plant over Politz, He was one of six crew that made it out and the other 6 perished in the crash. He was captured and spent time as a POW in Germany.