The aircraft and their memorials
Research papers on individual 306th aircraft — their crews, their final flights, their crash sites — alongside the memorials erected at those sites by grateful citizens in Europe. All items posted with permission of the authors.
Individual aircraft
Choo-Z-Suzy 42-107055
The final flight of B-17G 42-107055 — research by Englishman Chris Scivyer, who became interested when he learned the plane had crashed on the grounds of his workplace.
PDFScarlet 42-5720
Research by Randolph B. Woolley. Includes useful background on B-17 nomenclature and crew positions, plus personal information on Scarlet and its crew.
PDFBattling Bee 42-29744
Aircraft photograph and identifying information.
JPGLas Vegas Avenger 42-30603
Report by Halma covering the aircraft and crew.
PDFMemorials at crash sites
Memorials erected by grateful citizens in countries where 306th aircraft were lost.
Boylston Lewis Jr. crew — 42-97185
Memorial to the plane and crew of 1st Lt. Boylston Lewis Jr.
PDFSleepytime Gal 43-38362
The story of Jean-Luc Maurer and the French memorial to Sleepytime Gal.
PDFJames Ferguson crew — 41-24501
Memorial photograph commemorating the Ferguson crew at their crash site.
JPGClay Isbell crew — 41-24478
Memorial to the Isbell crew at their French crash site.
PDFVernon Cole crew — 42-29971
Dedication of the memorial to Lt. Cole’s crew in Beek, Holland. See also the full Cole crew research on the Crew Histories page.
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We welcome new aircraft histories and information about memorials at crash sites worldwide. All items are posted by permission of the author.
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