B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-37521 / Skyway Chariot

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37521 / Skyway Chariot

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: EP-K

MACR: 13143

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History of
B-17 43-37521 / Skyway Chariot

Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Grenier 25/5/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-K] Thorpe Abbotts 30/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 18/3/45 with Rollie King, Jack Williams, John Spencer, Francis Gordon, Ray Wilding, Archie Mathesian (6 Prisoner of War); Bob Mitchell, Meyer Gitlin, Jim Baker (3 Killed in Action); hit by jet Me 262 which shot off left stabilizer the ship exploded, crashed Tangermunde, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13143. SKYWAY CHARIOT.

Last updated: 10. October 2017

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B-17 43-37521 / Skyway Chariot Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Rollie C. King POW
CP F/O Jack S. Williams POW
BOMB S/SGT Francis S. Gordon POW
ENG/TT S/SGT Ray E. Wilding POW
RO S/SGT Archie Mathosian POW
BT SGT Robert G. Mitchell KIA
WG SGT Meyer Gitlin KIA
TG SGT James M. Baker KIA

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