B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-38215 / Grumblin’ Gremlin

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38215 / Grumblin’ Gremlin

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: LD-P

MACR: 11364

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History of
B-17 43-38215 / Grumblin’ Gremlin

Delivered Cheyenne 8/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Dow Fd 5/8/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-P] Thorpe Abbotts 6/8/44; 349BS [XR-P] ; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Bill Blackman, Bill Sterrett, Andy Herbert, Stan Carson, Tom Pace (5 Prisoner of War); Bob Freshour, Joe Pearl, Bob Fortney, Basil Numack (4 Killed in Action); flak KO’d #2 & enemy aircraft hit another before exploding and crashed Wesseloh, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11364. GRUMBLIN’ GREMLIN.

Last updated: 19. May 2017

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B-17 43-38215 / Grumblin’ Gremlin Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Billy B. Blackman POW
CP 2LT Robert E. Freshour KIA
BOMB S/SGT Andrew M. Herbert POW
ENG/TT S/SGT Joseph T. Pearl KIA
RO S/SGT Robert E. Fortney KIA
BT S/SGT Stanley P. Carson POW
WG S/SGT Thomas C. Pace POW
TG S/SGT Basil Numack KIA

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