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Produktionsblock:
B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 bis 42-102543
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 95th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 334th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BG-A
Einsätze: 106
Geschichte der
B-17 42-102447 / El’s Belles
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Horham 6/4/44; with L.J. Price, force landed 4/8/44 sal; with M.S. Roy force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44; with H. Rivet force landed France 20/2/45; with J.E. Galbraith force landed RAF Ludham UK 21/3/45, sal; 106m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/11/45. EL’S BELLES.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 22. August 2020
B-17 42-102447 / El’s Belles Details
T/Sgt. John A. Dingee, Radio Operator, is the 2nd man from the left in the back row of the picture.
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12. November 2019 access_time 19:42
Els Belles was a plane my father flew as pilot/co pilot put of horham,i was trying to found names of other planes he flew
13. November 2019 access_time 8:11
Hello Dave,
what’s the full name of your father?
22. März 2020 access_time 0:30
My uncle was the last to fly this plane. He was Sylvanus C. Walker.
22. Dezember 2023 access_time 6:38
John Dingee was my uncle. He was a quiet, nice man. True story – after the war he didn’t get on another plane until 1999.