B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97715 / Frankie

History of
B-17 42-97715 / Frankie

Delivered Denver 4/2/44; 1SAG Langley 6/4/44; Morrison 24/5/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 31/5/44; transferred 96BS; Missing in Action Blechhammer 26/12/44 with George Redden, Co-pilot: Jim McHood{Wounded in Action}, Navigator: Chester Toton, Bombardier: Capt Bill Underhill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alfonso Liberto, Radio Operator: Chas Carey, m/op-Morton Weinman, Waist gunner: Tom Duchek, Waist gunner: George Merritt, fl/co-Lt Sol Azar (10 Returned to Duty); flak, force landed behind Russian lines, with seriously injured cp; rest of crew returned via Russia, Teheran and Cairo 11/1/45; Missing Air Crew Report 10732. FRANKIE.

Last updated: 5. August 2017