B-17 42-39995 COWTOWN BOOGIE

42-39995 COWTOWN BOOGIE

MACR 3826

This plane was named by its pilot, William E. Stevenson, who was from Texas in
honor of the many “cow towns” there. Stevenson was ill the day it was
interned in Sweden with Robert C. Schimmel as its pilot.

1LT	ROBERT C SCHIMMEL	PILOT	INT
2LT	FREDERIC B NEWTON	CO-PILOT	INT
2LT	CHARLES M MCKEAG	NAVIGATOR	INT
2LT	RALPH A LIBBY	BOMBARDIER	INT
TSGT	WILLIAM E GREGORY, JR	ENGINEER	INT
TSGT	LEO J DONOGHUE	RADIOMAN	INT
SSGT	JOSEPH T ADAMCZYK	BT GUNNER	INT
SGT	MATTHEW C SCHMITT, JR	RW GUNNER	INT
SGT	ALBERT A ELLIOTT, JR	LW GUNNER	INT
SGT	CHARLES T SKINNER	TAIL GUNNER	INT

Mission #29 Target:Rostock

April 11, 1944

Due to engine trouble, the #2 prop had to be feathered, but the plane
could not keep up with the formation. The B-17 lagged behind and when
flying at @ 55*00'N-12*37'E at 11:08 hrs, it peeled off, diving steeply into a
cloud and headed for Sweden. The crew landed safely at Angelholm.

Above and below, Cowtown Boogie after landing in Sweden.