B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97561 / Bachelor’s Heaven

History of
B-17 42-97561 / Bachelor’s Heaven

Delivered Denver 21/12/43; 1SAG Langley 12/1/44; Scott 18/1/44; Langley 21/1/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG Snetterton (H2X) 3/2/44; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-S] Thorpe Abbotts 4/2/44; on practice mission 7/11/44 with John Dyatt, com.pilot-Capt Stan Clark, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Gustavson, pass-LAC Archie Coward (RAF clerk), pass-LAC Les Orrom (RAF ord), pass-Cpl Dave Postlethwaite (RAF armorer) (6 Killed in Service); Navigator: Ralph Bohisson (wis, Bombardier: Preston Wallace, lead nav-Harry Tennebaum, Radio Operator: Nelson McClain, Waist gunner: Gus Kienitz,Tail gunner: Cornelius Romano wis, pass-Fl/Lt Duck King (i/c RAF party) wis (7 Returned to Duty); recorded that flare set off to indicate lead ship exploded in fuselage, aircraft caught fire and crashed Felixstowe, Sfk, UK. destroying cottages and a chapel, sal 9/11/44. BACHELOR’S HEAVEN.

Last updated: 24. January 2018