Produktionsblock:
Boeing B-17E: 41-9011 bis 41-9245
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 379th Bomb Group
- 92nd Bomb Group
- 97th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 414th Bomb Squadron
- 525th Bomb Squadron
Geschichte der
B-17 41-9100 / Birmingham Blitzkrieg
Assigned: 414BS/97BG Polebrook 11/4/42 BIRMINGHAM BLITZKREIG; on first 8AF mission 17/8/42; Transferred: 92BG Bovingdon 24/8/42; CCRC 1/43; 525BS/379BG Kimbolton, UK as formation aircraft, complete with bright paint scheme; RAF Clunto, NI. 8/2/44; Salvaged. 18/6/45.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 25. Januar 2020
B-17 41-9100 / Birmingham Blitzkrieg Details
War am ersten Einsatz des 8. US Bomber-Kommando am 17. August 1942 beteiligt.
03. Dezember 2017 access_time 15:49
Out of the 500+ Airmen I have spoken to none remembered a red and white Aircraft at Kimbolton and only one said he remembered her but said it was like a Green and White Barber’s Pole. Only two said they remember it being used to form up on during formation practice. No one remembered it as an assembly ship. Most of the Vets said they assembled on a Lead Ship using flares and light signals from the Lead Ship’s Tail Gun position. Also I have spoken to children from that area during the war and they all remembered her being OD Green and White
03. Dezember 2017 access_time 15:53
Thank you Richard!