B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97724

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97724
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-25-VE: 42-97636 to 42-97735
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 2nd Bomb Group, 463rd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 49th Bomb Squadron, 772nd Bomb Squadron
MACR 5852
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(09 June 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-97724

Delivered Denver 6/2/44; 1SAG Langley 1/4/44; Morrison 7/5/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 8/5/44; transferred 772BS/463BG Celone 5/44; Missing in Action Munich 9/6/44 with Doyle Russell, Co-pilot: Jim Cooper, *n-Don Grant, Bombardier: Capt Rich Haralson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George DeBooy, Radio Operator: Art Riechers, Ball turret gunner: John Kerbacker, Waist gunner: Orville Woodward,Tail gunner: Alf Morales (*8/9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Don Grant (RTD?);flak, ditched Adriatic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 5852.

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