B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97734

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97734
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-25-VE: 42-97636 to 42-97735
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 2nd Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 346th Bomb Squadron, 49th Bomb Squadron
MACR 10929
KSU/ME/KU: 2652
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire
(29 December 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-97734

Delivered Denver 10/2/44; 1SAG Langley 6/4/44; Morrison 28/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 9/5/44; 346BS/99BG Tortorella 22/5/44; Missing in Action {37m} Innsbruck 29/12/44 with Homer McClanahan, McFee, Sleznick, Essenberg, Moll, Jackson, Paule, McKinney, Orban, Blaha; flak, crashed Marnolato Glacier; 10 chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 10929.

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B-17 42-97734 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Homer W. McClanahan EVD
CP 1LT Lawrence E. McFee POW
BOMB 2LT Calvin M. Essenberg POW
ENG/TT T/SGT James H. Jackson POW
RO T/SGT Gerard A. Paule POW
WG S/SGT Eugene C. Orban EVD
WG S/SGT Arnold K. McKinney EVD
TG S/SGT Henry W. Blaha POW
RCM 2LT George J. Moll POW

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