42-97193 / Star Duster | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

Produktionsblock:
B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 bis 42-97407

Hersteller:
Boeing

Bomber-Gruppe:
351st Bomb Group

Bomber-Staffel:
509th Bomb Squadron

RCL: RQ-P, RQ-D

Schicksal:

Zurückgekehrt in die USA
(14 Juni 1945)

Einsätze: 76

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Geschichte der
B-17 42-97193 / Star Duster

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Grenier 8/3/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-P] Polebrook 24/3/44; on Ludwighafen mission 8/9/44 with Jim Barker, ship had two engines damaged and force landed in France, crew OK then returned to Polebrook base; 76m Returned to the USA Bradley 14/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. STAR DUSTER.

Quelle: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link)

Zuletzt aktualisiert: 20. Februar 2022

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