B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-38871 / Ractup

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38871 / Ractup
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-95-BO: 43-38674 to 43-38873
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 96th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 339th Bomb Squadron
RCL QJ-V
Fate: , Lost by flak/aa-fire, interned
(03 April 1945)
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History of
B-17 43-38871 / Ractup

Delivered Hunter 2/10/44; Grenier 10/10/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-V] Snetterton 17/10/44; MIA Kiel 3/4/45 Pilot: Chas McFarland, Co-Pilot: Russell Land, Navigator: Jack Wells, togg-Roman Schmitz, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Al Herrin, Radio Operator: Chas Daley, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Howard, Waist Gunner: Elbert Hardy, Waist Gunner: Bill Hammond, Tail Gunner: Sherman Hickman (10INT); flak, forced landing Bulltofta, Sweden. RetUK 27/6/45; Returned to US: Bradley 2/8/45; 4185 BU Independence 4/8/45; Scrapped: Kingman 15/1/46. RACTUP.

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