Source:
greeks-in-foreign-cockpits.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 413th Bomb Squadron, 560th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | R |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (05 December 1944) |
| Missions: | 53 |
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History of
B-17 43-37787 / Holy Smokes
Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/44; Kearney 5/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned: 413BS/96BG Snetterton 19/6/44; Transferred: 560BS/388BG Knettishall 20/6/44; battle damage Berlin 5/12/44 Pilot: ‘; forced landing Knocke, Belgium. 9RTD; Salvaged. HOLY SMOKES.
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B-17 43-37787 / Holy Smokes Details
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B-17 43-37787 / Holy Smokes Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Kenneth O. Burkheimer | RTD | - |
| CP | 1LT | Archie Lenard Lani | RTD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Delmont E. Harlow | RTD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Arthur W. Steinfieldt | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Elmer B. Piatt | RTD | - |
| RO | SGT | Robert R. Green | RTD | - |
| BT | SGT | Edward J. Szymanski | RTD | - |
| WG | SGT | Robert W. Meidell | RTD | - |
| TG | SGT | Waymon Darwin Choate | RTD | - |
This page was last updated on 21 February 2022
31. July 2019 access_time 0:28
my uncle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Franklin zerbe was a 1st LT and co-pilot of the Holy smokes,# 43-37787,,but i do not see his name mentioned here,,,,,,,
05. August 2019 access_time 15:18
Hello Mark,
finally, I found a photo of the B-17 Holy Smokes
Maybe your uncle wasn’t on the last flight in this B-17.
28. May 2020 access_time 3:11
I think your uncle flew with my dad Clayton Robert Christiansen from July 1944 to Dec 1944.
28. May 2020 access_time 3:27
Your uncle served with my dad July 44 to dec 44. They flew 35 Missions. My dad was the tail gunner. Look in the American air museum web site
04. July 2021 access_time 5:02
My father was the bombardier when serve flew the 35 missions— Norman Rosenthal All heroes
04. July 2021 access_time 5:04
I meant Zerbe sorry