Source:
Peter Defoort
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-VE: 42-97836 to 42-97935 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 509th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RQ-X |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (28 September 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97926 / Fast Baby
Delivered Denver 6/4/44; Hunter 5/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-X] Polebrook 31/5/44; {50m} battle damaged Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Jim Barker, Co-pilot: Ed Hingle, Navigator: Chester Lockard, Bombardier: Gary Hughes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Nauman, Radio Operator: Ed Gorham, Ball turret gunner: Rich Fidler, Waist gunner: Bob O’Brien,Tail gunner: John Quinn (9 Returned to Duty); lost three engines and crash landed Ypres, Bel; Cat E, Salvaged. FAST BABY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97926 / Fast Baby Details
Propably not crash landed at Ypres, Belgium. Possible crashed near Koekelare – Vladslo.
Peter’s grandfather can be seen in some of the pictures with friends and they were at crash site with their bikes.
This page was last updated on 22 May 2024
05. May 2024 access_time 18:03
i have some pictures of this plane after the crasch ,taken by my granddad ,….he was a fotographer , grt Peter