B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-37533

History of
B-17 43-37533

Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/44; with ? force landed Wyo 1/5/44; Lowry 10/5/44; Cheyenne 16/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-G] Polebrook 17/7/44; Missing in Action {4m} Brandenburg 6/8/44 with Wilson Strange, Navigator: Frank Booth, Ed Prokop (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: George Pappas, Bombardier: Otis Smith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Barlow, Radio Operator: Ross Morell, Ball turret gunner: Lionel Zeigler,Tail gunner: Don Killoran (6 Prisoner of War); flak set fire to bomb bay, ship exploded, crashed Treuenbrietzen, SW of Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 7587.

Last updated: 1. March 2018