42-97257 Knock-Out Baby!
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Dalhart 3/3/44; Grenier 26/3/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-L] Horham 28/3/44; with Horace O. Turner, 24/4/44, Bombardier/Navigator [wia]; with J.C. Bertram 11/7/44, Waist gunner: Ray Carpenter [wia]; with T.G. Bek 24/12/44, Ball turret gunner: Leon Erisman [wia]; with J. Durham force landed B-58 Moelsbroek, Belg. 28/3/45; 111m, Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/11/45. KNOCK-OUT BABY.
This aircraft was assigned to the 412th BS 95th BG Horham 28/3/1944. It survived the war and was sent for scrap 8/11/1945.
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Combat casualty |
24 April 1944 | With Lt. Horace O. Turner, Bombardier/Navigator [WIA] | |
Other Combat casualty |
11 July 1944 | With Lt John C Bertram 11/7/44, Waist gunner: Ray Carpenter [WIA]. | |
Other Combat casualty |
24 December 1944 | With Lt Thomas G Bek 24/12/44, Ball turret gunner: Leon Erisman [WIA]. | |
Crashed |
28 March 1945 | Force landed B-58 Moelsbroek, Belgium. 28/3/45. Pilot Lt John O Durham. | |
Other Returned Stateside |
26 June 1945 | Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45. 111 mission veteran, sold for scrap. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-97257-knock-out-baby/