44-8276 | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8276

General
Manufacturer:	Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block:	, B-17G-55-VE: 44-8201 to 44-8300

Operational History
Bomb Group:	, 487th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron:	, 837th Bomb Squadron
RCL	4F-F
MACR	13135
Fate:	, Battle damaged (18 March 1945)

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History of
B-17 44-8276

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Lincoln 10/8/44; Grenier 23/8/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG [4F-F] Lavenham 5/9/44; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with ?; force landed Landsburg, Ger; Salvaged 1/4/45.

Source: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link/CommissionsEarned)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.

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B-17 44-8276 Details

Crash site: Maissin (D) now Mosina (PL). See comment of Erwin.

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B-17 44-8276 Crew

Position	Rank	Name	Status	Note
P	1LT	Jack Leon	RTD	-
CP	2LT	Robert C. Polen	RTD	-
NAV	2LT	Leon Dolin	RTD	-
BOMB	F/O	Robert W. Shaw	RTD	-
ENG/TT	T/SGT	Leonard A. Marino	KIA	-
RO	T/SGT	John L. Sunberg	KIA	-
BT	S/SGT	Rees W. Hopkin	RTD	-
WG	S/SGT	Ralph L. Moore	RTD	-
TG	S/SGT	John D. Beeson	RTD	-