| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 731st Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (06 July 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-38318
Delivered Cheyenne 20/7/44; Kearney 29/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned: 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 10/8/44; while under instruction Pilot: John Sanda aircraft ran off runway and clipped mobile lighting unit, damaging tailplane and stabilizer 25/4/45; Returned to US: Bradley 6/7/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 8/7/45; Scrapped: Kingman 17/12/45.
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This page was last updated on 19 October 2018
05. August 2024 access_time 22:28
This plane was named “Flak Magic” by its crew according to Bob Keatley who was an enlisted crew member. Original crew was Pilot Norton Schewel, Co-Pilot Warren Schewel (brother), Ronald Boddy (navigator), Keith Haye (Bombardier), Jim Peneton, Robert Mueting, Clarence Chizek, Bob Keatley, Edgel Sawyer, and Joe Gregory.