B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97686

History of
B-17 42-97686

Delivered Denver 27/1/44; 1SAG Langley 6/3/44; Dow Fd 23/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [30-L] Nuthampstead 24/4/44; transferred 324BS/91BG [DF- ] Bassingbourn 23/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Richard Rohrer, Co-pilot: Major Leo Killen, Navigator: Art Waarama, ex/n-Harvey Kramer, Bombardier: Clarence Franks, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Doug Chisnell, Radio Operator: Herb Cooper, Waist gunner: Frank Henning, Waist gunner: Dick Greene,Tail gunner: Phil Jones, plus radar nav-Lt Theo Cantrell (91BG)- (11POW – eight 398BG crew); flak hit #3 exploded, crashed Turkshof estate, near Lychen, 11 miles NW of Templin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5997.

Last updated: 5. February 2018