Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 729th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Destroyed on ground (21 June 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97306 / Lady Janet
Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 23/4/44; battle damaged at Poltava 21/4/44; repaired Russia; Salvaged 17/8/45. LADY JANET.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-97306 / Lady Janet Details
Only ship to have two Medals of Honor awarded
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This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
03. October 2019 access_time 15:06
My uncle was the co-pilot
04. March 2020 access_time 6:10
SORRY WRONG PLANE, IT WAS LADY JEANETTE, LADY JANET?
04. March 2020 access_time 8:03
What’s the name of your uncle?
08. March 2020 access_time 3:49
2nd Lt William Edward Metzger Jr.
Co-pilot of the 42-97904 B-17J that crashed near Hattonville, France, Nov 9, 1944
08. March 2020 access_time 9:49
Hello Richard,
it’s ‘Lady Jeannette’
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-97904-lady-jeannette/
Memorial:
https://www.aerosteles.net/steleen-vigneulles-b17
Cheers
Jing