Source:
Ernie Algorri
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XM-J |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (01 July 1945) |
History of
B-17 43-38183 / Ice Cold Katie
Delivered Cheyenne 4/7/44; Kearney 14/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-J] Rougham 22/7/44; transferred 379BG Kimbolton 23/7/44; 457BG Glatton 24/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 1/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/11/45. ICE COLD KATIE.
B-17 43-38183 / Ice Cold Katie Details
Lt. Antolin Algorri, Jr (later Lt. Col.), was a navigator on this plane with the crew of Pilot John (“Jack”) Torgerson and completed his 35 missions from June to December 1944.
Crew of John “Jack” Torgerson Photo: Ernie Algorri
From bottom left: Jack Torgerson, pilot; Jack Ratliff, co-pilot; Antolin “Al” Algorri, Navigator; George Bloxham, bombardier.
Top from left: Lawrence Smith, ball turret; Dave Berenio, waist gun; John Carey, tail gun; Jack Woska, waist gun; John O’Leary, radioman. Not depicted was flight engineer Lawrence Silvey.
Alexandria, Louisiana before their deployment to the European Theatre.
This page was last updated on 01 February 2019
13. November 2019 access_time 20:31
Hello!
Just wanted to point out a discrepancy between your database and other information I have regarding Ice Cold Katie. The American Air Museum in England has a photograph of a plaque in honor of 1st Lt. Antolin “Al” Algorri who was a navigator on this plane. The plaque commemorates his 35 missions flown June – December 1944 in the 332nd Squadron. This means that the plane was NOT transferred to the 379th, at least not on 23/7/1944 as stated by Dave Osbourne.
Here is a link to the image on the American Air Museum’s website: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12189
Hope you find this helpful!
P.S. The American Air Museum also has a photograph of Ice Cold Katie’s nose art, which is useful for those of us looking for nose art. 🙂
28. September 2022 access_time 7:51
Nav Antolin Algorri was WIA over Leuna synthetic oil works 7/44 onboard 43-38183. This took him out of cycle to complete his 35, which he did.
OBTW – on their first mission w 43-38183 in 7/44, the Torgerson crew had their heating system shot out. Because this was not mission essential it was not fixed, hence ‘Ice Cold Katie’ (which was also a contemporaneous song) .
Breaks of USAAF air …..
28. September 2022 access_time 7:53
Dave Berenio painted the nose art.
14. March 2024 access_time 4:31
My last name correctly spelled isBeronio and my late father was radio/gunner Dave Beronio. I know he painted the nose art of his plane that he and his crew flew for 35 missions and survived!I have a diary of bombardier, George Bloxham that highlighted their exploits in the skies over Germany.
23. March 2024 access_time 6:47
Bernard E Patchett should be listed as a waist gunner on this aircraft. He completed 35 missions and went on to fly missions over Japan on B29s.