B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97575

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97575
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 2nd Bomb Group, 463rd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 49th Bomb Squadron, 774th Bomb Squadron
MACR 10747
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(27 December 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-97575

Delivered Denver 28/12/43; Atlanta 21/1/44; 1SAG Langley 30/1/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 24/3/44; transferred 774BS/463BG Celone /44; (loaned 347BS/99BG for one mission); Missing in Action Linz 27/12/44 with Chas Demos, Co-pilot: Andy Wynn, Navigator: Ken Paulson, Bombardier: Don Winters, Radio Operator: Herb Spettel, Ball turret gunner: Bob Maranovich, Waist gunner: Hugh Bradley, Waist gunner: Howard Fackiener,Tail gunner: Calvin Thomas (9POW?); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roger Skinner (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Linz; Missing Air Crew Report 10747.

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This page was last updated on 25 August 2017

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