Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 493rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 860th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BG-C |
| Fate: |
, Destroyed on ground (11 March 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-38305 / The Passionate Peasant
Delivered Cheyenne 19/7/44; Kearney 29/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG [NG-C] Debach 11/8/44; caught fire on base when being cleaned to paint on nose art 11/3/45, Salvaged.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 04 February 2019
16. June 2025 access_time 17:10
Gramps piloted this baby – 43-38305 “The Passionate Peasant” on many long training and combat missions over the European theater (out of debach) . Glad he wasn’t in it when she went up in flames a few months later.