Production-block:
B-17G-90-BO 43-38474 to 43-38673
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 2nd Bomb Group
- 463rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 49th Bomb Squadron
- 775th Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 43-38493
Delivered Cheyenne 9/8/44; Lincoln 19/8/44; Grenier 6/9/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 3/10/44; transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola 12/44; crash landed Celone with Ralph Stadler 13/2/45; landing accident with Phil Barbrick 30/4/45; Salvaged 30/4/45.
Last updated: 19. March 2022
15. March 2020 access_time 2:48
B-17G #43-38943 ; The name of this plane was “Lil Thumper” when my Dad was piloting it while serving with the 775th.