B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97406

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97406

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: LL-D

MACR: 4047

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History of
B-17 42-97406

Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/44; Gr Island 17/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG Snetterton 7/4/44; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-D] Bassingbourn 12/4/44; Missing in Action Kassel 19/4/44 with John LaFontin, Co-pilot: Lynn Bostick, Waist gunner: Dan Harrington (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Frank Keneley, Bombardier: Angelo Depeder, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Sommers, Radio Operator: Dan Abeles, Ball turret gunner: Don Schwab,Tail gunner: Ken Fiigen (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Rohrberg, a mile SW of Rohrig, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4047.

Last updated: 20. November 2017

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B-17 42-97406 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P --- John H. LaFontin KIA
CP 2LT Lynn L. Bostick KIA
BOMB 2LT Angelo J. Depeder POW
ENG/TT T/SGT Samuel L. Sommers POW
RO S/SGT Daniel S. Abeles POW
BT S/SGT Donald E. Schwab POW
WG S/SGT Daniel E. Harrington, Jr. KIA
TG S/SGT Kenneth P. Fiigen POW

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