B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-37806 / Miss Fortune

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-37806 / Miss Fortune

Manufacturer:
Boeing

Missions: 37

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History of
B-17 43-37806 / Miss Fortune

Delivered Cheyenne 24/5/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Grenier 16/6/44; Assigned: 486BG Sudbury 18/6/44; Transferred: 561BS/388BG Knettishall 19/6/44; during assembly for Chemnitz 6/2/45 Pilot: George Thompson, Co-Pilot: Wetterstein was killed when chute failed, rest of crew ”, mid air coll w/43-37894 (490BG) aircraft crashed Wicken, Cambs. UK, two civilians killed; (8RTD ‘); Salvaged. MISS FORTUNE.

Last updated: 5. January 2019

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B-17 43-37806 / Miss Fortune Details

Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-37894 Big Poison on 06 February 1945.

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B-17 43-37806 / Miss Fortune Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT George F. Thompson Jr. RTD
CP 1LT Robert Arnold Wettersten KIA
BOMB 1LT John J. Kotlarz RTD
ENG/TT T/SGT Carl Otto Sievers RTD
RO T/SGT Elmer E. Rust RTD
BT S/SGT Edwin A. Ellis RTD
WG S/SGT John D. Keesee RTD
TG S/SGT William D. Grant RTD

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