Produktionsblock:
B-17G-35-VE: 42-97836 bis 42-97935
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 463rd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 775th Bomb Squadron
Schicksal:
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Geschichte der
B-17 42-97912 / Purple Heart Kid
Delivered Tulsa 3/4/44; Hunter 15/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 4/7/44; battle damaged Wiener Neustadt 26/3/45, Salvaged.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 17. Juni 2017
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18. Oktober 2024 access_time 15:07
I’m searching for a photo, particularly the nose art, of B-17 Purple Heart Kid (42-97912). my father, then Lt. John (Joe) De La Garza was the navigator on the 24 March 1945 Berlin tank works raid. I have the flak piece that landed that barely missed him.