42-31104 Stinky

Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Harvard 5/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ-C] Rattlesden 19/11/43; returned from Caen 6/6/44 with Gerald Carter, Co-pilot: John Zannett, Navigator: Dale Kelly, Bombardier: Lester Frantz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Newton Riley, Radio Operator: Lee Baker, Ball turret gunner: Alf Walczak, Waist gunner: George Scearce, Waist gunner: Bob Long, Tail gunner: Dick Pearce (10 Returned to Duty); skidded off end of runway, Salvaged 7/6/44. STINKY.

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  • Date: 6 June 1944
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Aircraft

42-102591

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cactus Pete
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Added the A/C nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log