42-97440 IW-A Flak Rat II (AKA Patches)

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Serial No:	42-97440
Model:	B-17G-15-VE
Manufacturer:	Lockheed/Vega Aircraft Corp., Burbank, CA
Delivered:	11/16/1943
Assigned:	01/01/1944
Lost:	05/30/1944
Mission Lost:	Oschersleben (#79)
How Lost:	Missing In Action
Notes:	Shot down by FW-190 fighters.

Recorded Missions

#	Date	Mission	Crew
1	01/05/1944	Tours (#12)	Samuel P. Wilson Crew #1
2	03/16/1944	Augsburg (#37)	Donald V. Kirkhuff Crew #1
3	04/27/1944	Nancy/Essey (#59)	Leo S. Bartley Crew #1
4	05/30/1944	Oschersleben (#79)	Carleton L. Wilson Crew #1