Danish WW2 Pilots

B-17 Fortress IIA (FL459)

Type and version B-17 Fortress · IIA
Serial FL459
Manufacturer Boeing
Primary role Heavy Bomber
Status active
Service history B-17E 41-9241 Del Cheyenne 1/6/42; Wayne 30/6/42; Dorval 10/7/42; Gander-Prestwick 21/7/42, to RAF [FL459]; 220 Sq (VX-J) Ballykelly 20/8/42, sank sub U-624 7/2/43 w/George Roberson, followed by U- 707 9/11/43 w/Rod Drummond, Bob Thompson, G. Grundy, L. Parker, J. Fitzpatrick, J. Brodie, F. Galloway, - Fitzgibbon, from Lagens, Azores; yet a third, No. U-575 on 13/3/44 w/Wilf Travell, sharing with 179 Wellington Sq; Benbecula 11/43; 519 Sq (Z9-M) Wick, Scot. 23/3/45; 251 Sq ( -A) Reykjavik, Iceland, 24/7/45. SOC 22/12/45; recorded with 51 MU mid 1946.
Recorded sorties 1
Associated people 1
First recorded sortie
Last recorded sortie
Sources Freeman et al. (2000). The B-17 Flying Fortress Story.

People recorded with this aircraft

Person Recorded period Sorties View
Frandsen, Flt Lt Alfred Greve 05.08.1945 1