B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97576

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97576
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 2nd Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Group, 463rd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 49th Bomb Squadron, 772nd Bomb Squadron
MACR 4839
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(10 May 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-97576

Delivered Denver 26/12/43; Omaha 31/1/44; 1SAG Langley 1/2/44; slated 447BG, Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 3/3/44; transferred 772BS/463BG Celone 3/44; (loaned 347BS/99BG for one mission); Missing in Action Weiner Neustadt 10/5/44 with Jim Lackey, Co-pilot: Joe Luckey, Navigator: Rich Vaughn, Bombardier: Stan Gampel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Estabrook, Radio Operator: Gene Farrow, Ball turret gunner: Deyrell Poulsen, Waist gunner: John Davis, Waist gunner: Milton McCracken,Tail gunner: Clifton Smith; flak, crashed Karlstadt; Missing Air Crew Report 4839.

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