44-6295 / White Cargo aka Heavenly Days | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6295 / White Cargo aka Heavenly Days

Production-block:
B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500

Manufacturer:
Douglas

Bomb Squadron:
351st Bomb Squadron

RCL: EP-B

Fate:

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History of
B-17 44-6295 / White Cargo aka Heavenly Days

Delivered Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 8/7/44; Assigned 531BS/100BG [EP- ] Thorpe Abbotts 11/7/44; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with Merrill Jensen, Co-pilot: Chas Kemp, Navigator: Rich Scroxton, Bombardier: C.P. Friel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: T.L. Gallagher, Radio Operator: J.T. Palmer, Ball turret gunner: H.B. Hodges, Waist gunner: A.C. Schembri,Tail gunner: M.J. Madsden (9 Returned to Duty); hit by Me 262s, KO’d #4, and wing tip, force landed Kakoneiwicz, Poland, all crew returned to base; Salvaged 26/3/45; transferred 91BG Bassingbourn 7/5/45. WHITE CARGO aka HEAVENLY DAYS.

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Last updated: 24. May 2020

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B-17 44-6295 / White Cargo aka Heavenly Days Details

Wreckage of #44-6295 / via Bartosz Szpurek

Crash site of #44-6295 today / via Bartosz Szpurek

Wreckage parts of B-17 #44-6295

All photos by Bartosz Szpurek

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Bart
20. February 2020 14:31

I managed to contact the Navigator: Richard Scroxton in 2004. Does anyone still have a contact with him?
I still have parts of that plane.

Philip Schembri
29. April 2020 15:06

As far as I know Scroxton is still alive. Email me and I will give you his phone number.

b17flyingfortress.de
30. April 2020 13:23

Hello Philip,

I have informed Bart about you reply.
I removed you email adress from you comment. But it is availble to me and I can redirect your contact information to Bart.

Jeff Carlson
10. October 2020 6:47

my grandfather is Pilot Merrill Jensen, I have heard the stories of this crash landing, that’s incredible you still have some of the wreckage!

Jayson Watson
03. May 2021 5:04

Bart,
I saw your post and have to say that sadly Richard passed away in June of last year. Phil and I are both the grandsons of Anthony Schembri who was the WG on this plane. It is absolutely amazing you have pieces of this aircraft. Any chance of seeing them in person?

Jayson