B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97197

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Hunter 22/2/44; Morrison 5/3/44; slated 711BS/447BG, Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 17/3/44; {8m} crashed and burned on practice mission 8/4/44 with Major Columbus Griffin, Co-pilot: Don Rinke, Navigator: Frank Ziebarth, Bombardier: Chas Espensen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Blaize Van Valin, Radio Operator: Cliff Haythorn, Ambrosio Chavez (7 Killed in Action) plus three army officers, two from 21st Engineers and one English from Foggia Main.