| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-35-BO: 42-5079 to 42-5149 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 97th Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (23 June 1945) |
| Missions: | 29+ |
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History of
B-17 42-5135 / Mud Hen
Delivered Cheyenne 4/10/42; West Palm Beach 11/12/43; Assigned 97BG Tafaraoui 22/12/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 3/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; transferred 99BG Oudna 14/11/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; {29m} Salvaged 26/2/45; Returned to the USA Homestead 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 4/10/45. MUD HEN.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 28 November 2020
28. March 2021 access_time 21:27
My father, Lt DR Salata, was a bombardier on the original crew of this plan that picked it up in Seattle. He did 51 missions in her until June 1943 in N Africa and Sicily. Happy to see that it survived the war. Sad it was scrapped, but it served it’s purpose well.