43-37539

Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 20/5/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG [IE- ] Rattlesden 26/5/44; taxi collision prior to mission when brakes failed and hit parked 42-3487, 23/6/44 with Gustavus Miller, Co-pilot: George Dvorak, Navigator: Dick O’Donnell, Bombardier: Lewis Mariner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Witek, Radio Operator: Roger Potwin, Ball turret gunner: Joel Wilson, Waist gunner: Cornelius Sullivan, John Scott,Tail gunner: Reo Scott (10 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 24/6/44.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aircraft

42-3487

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bombn Belle
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron 709th Bomb Squadron 812th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorRoss Smith
Changes
Sources

Added basic details and squadron connections.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log