| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 730th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 3195 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (08 March 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97525 / Invictus
Delivered Denver 11/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Assigned: 96BG Snetterton 22/2/44; Transferred: 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 23/2/44; MIA Berlin 8/3/44 Pilot: Frank Stephens, Navigator: Irving Levin, Bombardier: Leon Kloepfer, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ben Robertson, Radio Operator: Floyd Benjamin, Ball Turret Gunner: Earl Matthews, Waist Gunner: Bill Strayhorn, Waist Gunner: Jim Leonard, Tail Gunner: Joe Lafrance (9POW); Co-Pilot: Bill Mary (KIA); Enemy aircraft, ship broke up, crashed Rothensee, seven miles NE of Magdeburg, Germany. MACR 3195. INVICTUS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 02 July 2018
21. April 2020 access_time 5:58
My Father was Floyd T. Benjamin Of Portland Oregon. He was the radio operator on the Invictus. I am looking for a pictures of the airplane and crew. He passed away in 2002. Any information would be very much welcomed.
02. January 2021 access_time 18:56
My brothers next door neighbor is the son of Ben Robertson, the top turret gunner on the mission on which Invictus was shot down. Here is a link to an article telling his story:
https://medium.com/nc-stories-of-service/benjamin-w-robertson-wwii-aaf-gunner-and-german-pow-c286a14e94dc
09. March 2023 access_time 5:18
Hello,
i am Jon Benjamin and Floyd Benajmin is my father from B17 invictus. i am heavely into research on the crew and would love to contact the brother of Ben Robertson. I have repo patches and other information to share and would like to meet and talk with him about the crew. Please contact me directly on my e mail at jb5150@ccgmail.net or call me at 503-631-4916
09. March 2023 access_time 5:25
Hello, my name is Jon Benjamin and i would like to make contact with you or be contacted by the son of Ben Robertson. I have alot of information to share and Repo patches. please contact me at 503-631-4916 or jb5150@ccgmail.net. hopeing you recieve this information and we can make contact.
20. August 2025 access_time 19:01
Hello Scott. I was in contact with Robertson. But have not received any follow up in over a year. Do you know if he is living in the same location
Thanks
06. March 2023 access_time 14:15
Hello, my name is René Scheer and I am an author for historical aviation. I think I have photos of the crashed and burning machine. Regards René
09. March 2023 access_time 2:06
Thank you for responding. Is it possible to get copies of the pictures and any other information that you might have on the plane and the crew. If it is possible please let me know the details on how to obtain them. Me and my brother have been researching this for a very long time. Thank you very much.
09. March 2023 access_time 5:21
hello Rene, this is Jon Benjamin son of Floyd T Benjamin. Pleasea any information you have i am eager to get. i have spent years researching My dad and his last flight and crew. please contact me anytime at jb5150@ccgmail.net or please call at 503-631-4916. all help is appriciated and i am very excited to talk with you.
09. March 2023 access_time 5:33
looking to get ahold of Scott Doyle who posted on January 2021 reagrding Ben Robertson crew member with my Dad. I hope we can get into contact with each other. jb5150@ccgmail.net and 503-631-4916 also awaiting information from Rene Scheer with information on the palne Invictus. Thank you all
Jon Benjamin
15. February 2026 access_time 1:24
Anybody with information on my Father Floyd T. Benjamin Radio operator on the B17 Bomber out of Deopham green Britain in World War 2 or The Gerrman pow camp in Barth Germany Stalag Luft 1 in 1944. Please contact me, I am his son. Than k you.