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| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 bis 42-31631 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 323rd Bomb Squadron, 324th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | DF-N, OR-D |
| Schicksal: | |
| Einsätze: | 67 |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31579 / Betty Lou’s Buggy
Delivered Cheyenne 23/11/43; Gr Island 5/12/43; Milwaukee 14/12/43; Presque Is 17/12/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-N] Bassingbourn 1/2/44 BETTY LOU’S BUGGY; 323BS [OR-D]; crash landed RAF Chilbolton 27/4/44, repaired 2 SAD Lt Staughton, ret 23/5/44; on night flying training op 14/9/44 with Chas Kirkham, Co-pilot: Ed Gates, Navigator: Lauri Kivimaki, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Griswold, pass (v)- Emil DeQuardo (5 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 30/9/44. 67m declared W/W, transferred SAD Watton. BETTY LOU’S BLOCK BUSTER.
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27. Mai 2020 access_time 17:12
My grandfather Capt. Arvid A. Malvik used to tell a story about making an emergency landing in a Brussel sprout field and having to eat Brussel sprouts for three days until they got picked up.