Production-block:
B-17G-85-VE: 44-8801 to 44-8900
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 493rd Bomb Group
History of
B-17 44-8828
Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/45; Hunter 27/1/45; Dow Fd 2/2/45; Assigned 493BG Debach 15/2/45 (last aircraft assgd to grp); RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.
Last updated: 6. June 2021
B-17 44-8828 Details
The photo shows the crew of Lt. F. E. Gorman. B-17G #44-8828 was the last B-17 assigned to the 493rd Bomb Group.
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