B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-37866 / Blues In The Night

History of
B-17 43-37866 / Blues In The Night

Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned: 571BS/390BG [FC-B] Framlingham 29/6/44; MIA Stuttgart 5/9/44 Pilot: Tom Gallagher, Capt Alvin Jaspers, Dan Foley, Vic Estes, Bill Marra, Bob Miner, Jim Eckman, Ernie Feibusch, Lt Walt Underwood {tg} (9INT); flak hit knocked out #1 & #4 engines out, forced landing Dubendorf, Switz; crew INT, but Gallagher, Estes, Foley, Jaspers and Underwood escape and return; MACR 8456. Returned to US: 1103 BU Morrison 7/10/45; Scrapped: Walnut Ridge 8/1/46. BLUES IN THE NIGHT.

Last updated: 19. October 2018

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