B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-39070

History of
B-17 43-39070

Delivered Lincoln 23/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG Debach, Sfk 19/12/44, then Lt Walden, Ex; Missing in Action Kaltenkirchen 7/4/45 with Warren Whitson, Co-pilot: Chas Morrow, Navigator: Dave Kames, Bombardier: Bob Flesher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carmen Renaldi, Radio Operator: Bob Magee, Ball turret gunner: Jim Long, Waist gunner: Bob Belsinger, Tom Gardner {tg}, Jim Meyers {rcm} (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Warin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13890.

Last updated: 11. February 2018