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41-9082 Theresa Leta

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9082) formerly of the 12th Air Force gifted to General Montgomery by General Dwight D Eisenhower. Printed caption on reverse: 'British Official Photograph. BNA 2147. War Office Photograph. Crown Copyright Reserved. General Montgomery Backs His 8th Army - And Wins A Flying Fortress. As a sequel to a wager made some weeks ago with an American General that the 8th Army would be in Sfax by the 15th April, 1943, General Montgomery, G.O.C. 8th Army, was presented with a

media-457808.jpg FRE 10141 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9082) formerly of the 12th Air Force gifted to General Montgomery by General Dwight D Eisenhower. Printed caption on reverse: 'British Official Photograph. BNA 2147. War Office Photograph. Crown Copyright Reserved. General Montgomery Backs His 8th Army - And Wins A Flying Fortress. As a sequel to a wager made some weeks ago with an American General that the 8th Army would be in Sfax by the 15th April, 1943, General Montgomery, G.O.C. 8th Army, was presented with a Flying Fortress. The General inspected the 'plane at an Aerodrome in North Africa on the afternoon of April 17th. General Montgomery was presented to the U.S. aircrew by the Captain of the 'plane. A number of soldiers gathered round during his inspection and he afterwards had a talk with several of them. The crew of the Fortress is made up of; Pilot, 1st Lieut. Frank D. Evans, Sand Point, Idaho. Co-Pilot, 1st Lt. La Roy Ellis, Jerome, Idaho. Bombardier, 1st Lt. F. Wheeler, Redwood City, California. Navigator, 1st Lt. Everett Lakin, Kansas. Engineer, T/Sgt. Jerome Scherr, Los Angeles, California. Tail Gunner, S/Sgt. W. Hayes, Franklin, Illinois. Radio/Operator, T/Sgt. Edwin R. Isaac, Newcastle, Penn. A/Operator, S/Sgt. Chas J. Cayer, Eslison, Ohio. Asst/Engineer, S/Sgt. Chas D. Hudson, Hurley, N.M.' On reverse: Crown Copyright [Stamp]. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 10141 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9082) formerly of the 12th Air Force gifted to General Montgomery by General Dwight D Eisenhower. Printed...

Delivered Geiger 419BS/301st Bomb Group 7/4/42; with - Teague force landed BW1, Greenland 7/6/42; transferred 97BG 7/42 (used by F/M Montgomery at times); 92BG /9/42; Written off 22/6/45.

The first pilot of Monty's American B-17 crew was First Lieutenant Frank Burton Evans who flew from April to June 1943. The second pilot with a new American crew was Captain Richard Ernest Evans, who flew from June to August 1943.