B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-98020

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-98020
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 487th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 839th Bomb Squadron
RCL R5-L
Fate: , Landing accident
(30 August 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-98020

Delivered Dallas 3/5/44; Kearney 17/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 839BS’487BG [R5-L] Lavenham 2/8/44; on training flight 30/8/44 with Don Stone, Co-pilot: Don Duyser, Navigator: Irving Koenigsberg, Bombardier: Ned Whitmore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orlando Morgan, Radio Operator: Albt Mirands, Ball turret gunner: Ira Murphy, Waist gunner: Roy Hon (8 Returned to Duty); aircraft made normal landing but u/c collapsed; Salvaged 31/8/44.

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