B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-37810

History of
B-17 43-37810

Delivered Cheyenne 24/5/44; Hunter 3/6/44; Grenier 14/6/44; 41204 BU Rome 17/9/44; 1308 BU Presque Is 9/11/44; 4104 BU Rome 5/12/44; 3704 BU Keesler 8/1/45; 1377 BU Grenier 20/1/45; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 16/6/44; detailed RAF Valley, Wales, with David Schmidt, Co-pilot: Edgerton Poulson, Navigator: Calvin Jenkins, Bombardier: Harry Eustica, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Watson, Radio Operator: Dick Hyatt, Ball turret gunner: Jim Ward, Waist gunner: Don Wilcox, Waist gunner: Ernie Grochow,Tail gunner: Jim Kelly (10 Returned to Duty); en route UK, due to rough runway crash landed Grenier, Nfd 1/8/44; Salvaged 1377 BU Grenier 31/8/44. (?with John Harper force landed Meeks Fd, 12/6/45?)

Last updated: 26. October 2019

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