Need some help on a B-17

[shooter1cac]

A buddy of mine who is a member of my motorcycle forum recently showed us some pictures of his Dad..who was the ball turret gunner on a B-17 called "Chief Wahoo".

Can anyone help me find some information for him on this particular plane? Also any photos would be great also. I figure with so many propeller heads this would be the perfect place to ask for help!
Thanks in advance ladies and gents!

[nirvana]

This is off another forum but it's only with 5 minutes of searching on Google.

a/c 42-5418 Chief Wahoo 97th BG no Sqdn #. Assigned 20 Jan 43.Transfer
to 99 BG 14 Nov 43; flew 27 missions with 99 BG ; Transfer to 483rd BG 31 Mar 44. MIA Milan 30 Apr 44.... 815 Sq..damaged by flak.and attacked by fighters; two engines out,crashed near Vanette; Hilmer Landholt crew; Daniels; Kleiner; Bowles; Landwehr; Altgelt; Gatch; Conn; Davis ; Goddard. Altgelt, Goddard evade to Switzerland ; Rest POW. (MACR 4612).

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36354

I'll look around some more.

[Guppy35]

A fairly famous name.  Seems like there was a LIFE article about that bird.

Let me go through my stuff when I get home.  At work for the moment.

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by shooter1cac
A buddy of mine who is a member of my motorcycle forum recently showed us some pictures of his Dad..who was the ball turret gunner on a B-17 called "Chief Wahoo".

Can anyone help me find some information for him on this particular plane? Also any photos would be great also. I figure with so many propeller heads this would be the perfect place to ask for help!
Thanks in advance ladies and gents!

Can you check with your buddy to see if Dad was stationed in England, or was in the Med with the 15th AF.

More then one Chief Wahoo out there I am afraid.

[shooter1cac]

He told me that he flew out of N. Africa with the 97th BW and participated in the raids on Sicily and then North on in to Germany.