B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97845

History of
B-17 42-97845

Delivered Denver 14/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned: 350BS/100BG [LN- ] Thorpe Abbotts 1/5/44; MIA Berlin 24/5/44 Pilot: Capt Jim Geary, Co-Pilot: Maj Maurice Fitzgerald, Navigator: Dort Payne, Bombardier: Edwin Stern, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Francis Acker, Radio Operator: Lou Paltrineri{wia}, Ball Turret Gunner: Carl Schuster, Waist Gunner: Jack Domening{wia}, Waist Gunner: John Trout{wia}, Tail Gunner: Lt Art Harris (10POW); flak damage, crashed Spornitz, four miles SW of Parchim, Germany. MACR 5151.

Last updated: 7. September 2018