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B-17 41-2475
Delivered Sacramento 27/12/41; Assigned 7BG Langley 4/1/42; MacDill 7/1/42 and crash landed 20/4/42. Salvaged 7/8/43.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 4. November 2017
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27. August 2023 access_time 19:21
According to the book 7th Bombardment Group/Win 1918-1995 by Robert F Dorr.
376th Bomb Group Mission History, Edwardf. Clendenin Jr.
A/C 41-2475 was assigned to the 9th bombardment squadron, and sent to India ca mid 1942. From India to Lydda, Palestine.
A/C 41-2475 was part of Lewis Breretons Detachment In Middle East, together with HALPRO.
9th Bomb Squadron was part of 1st Provisional Bomb Group 20 June 1942 to 31 October 1942. In subsequent organizational change, 1st Provisional Bomb Group were transferred to the newly activated 376th Heavy Bombardment Group, 9AF.
The B-17’s of the 9th bomb squadron was transferred to 10 AF in India after their last mission in 27 November, 1942, with 376th BG, 9AF.