B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-37554

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37554

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: FR-V
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History of
B-17 43-37554

Delivered Cheyenne 28/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-V] Kimbolton 8/6/44; suffered flak hits over Creil 14/6/44 with Lloyd Burns, Co-pilot: Fred Kauffman, Navigator: Ed Sadler, Bombardier: Jack Gray, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Gibbs, Radio Operator: Leroy Monk, Ball turret gunner: Bill Farmer, Waist gunner: Dick Andrews,Tail gunner: Loius Schultz (9 Returned to Duty); on return to base with lost hydraulics, so with no brakes skidded into deep ditch and seriously damaged; Salvaged 2 SAD 15/6/44.

Last updated: 8. May 2018

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