| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17G-50-VE: 44-8101 bis 44-8200 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 322nd Bomb Squadron |
| Schicksal: |
, Im Einsatz beschädigt (22 November 1944) |
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Geschichte der
B-17 44-8173
Delivered Dallas 28/6/44; Langley 22/7/44; Dow Fd 18/8/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG Bassingbourn 10/11/44; battle damaged Gelsenkirchen 22/11/44 with ?; force landed continent, Salvaged 3/12/44.
Informationen können Korrekturen und Ergänzungen auf Grundlage von Jings Recherchen enthalten.
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The Radio Call Letters for 44-8173 were LG-X. #173 was a H2X Radar equipped Pathfinder aircraft. It is only recorded as flying one mission with the 91st Bomb Group, on the 21st November 1944 to Merseburg, as low squadron lead for the 322nd Bomb Squadron. Lt F.D. Ellis and crew were forced to land in Brussels due to flak damage. There is no record of a 91st BG mission to Gelsenkirchen on the 22nd November, the following day.