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greeks-in-foreign-cockpits.com
Production-block:
B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 388th Bomb Group
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 413th Bomb Squadron
- 560th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: R
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 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 | - |
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.