B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97726

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97726
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 4916
Fate: , Lost by enemy aircraft
(18 May 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-97726

Delivered Denver 5/2/44; 1SAG Langley 1/4/44; Morrison 29/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 1/5/44; transferred 772BS/463BG Celone 5/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 18/5/44 with Vic Marek, Co-pilot: Rich Fontana, Navigator: Bob Buckwalter, Bombardier: ? Miceli, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Ma(j)zur, Radio Operator: Jim Nystrom, Ball turret gunner: Marvin Hinshaw, Waist gunner: Sam Chessor,Tail gunner: Bert Greer; enemy aircraft, crashed Turnu ?; Missing Air Crew Report 4916.

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This page was last updated on 18 September 2017

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