B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-6347 / Princess O’Rourke

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-6347 / Princess O’Rourke

Manufacturer:
Douglas

MACR: 14030

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History of
B-17 44-6347 / Princess O’Rourke

Delivered Hunter 11/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 29/7/44; Missing in Action Vipiteno 20/4/45 with Bob Adams, Co-pilot: Llewellyn, Navigator: Blair, Bombardier: Knapp, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stemac, Radio Operator: Rasmussen, Ball turret gunner: Arman, Waist gunner: Burnham, Waist gunner: Gamel,Tail gunner: Whitbeck (10INT); flak, #1 & 4 feathered; force landed Dubendorf, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 14030 (last US crew to land Switz); Ret Burtonwood, UK 1/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45. PRINCESS O’ROURKE.

Last updated: 4. September 2017

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B-17 44-6347 / Princess O’Rourke Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Robert M. Adams INT
CP 2LT Edman E. Llewellyn INT
ENG/TT SGT Frank Stemac INT
RO SGT Frederick A. Rasmussen INT
BT SGT Verdon E. Orman INT
WG SGT Vincent A. Gamal INT
WG SGT Alonzo F. Burnham INT
TG SGT Harold B. Whitbeck INT
TOG T/SGT Frederick R. Knapp INT

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