Production-block:
B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 351st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 510th Bomb Squadron
- 511th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DS-H, TU-O
Missions: 68
History of
B-17 43-38435 / Glory Bound
Delivered Cheyenne 2/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-H] Polebrook 21/9/44; 510BS [TU-O]; {68m} destroyed on ground by explosion of 43-37665, Salvaged 25/3/45. GLORY BOUND.
Last updated: 27. March 2019
06. November 2023 access_time 15:37
My father flew 36 missions in a Glory Bound I and a Glory Bound II. He died in 1968 so I didn’t have much time to talk about the war. Any more info on this plane? Thanks
20. March 2024 access_time 5:39
My uncle Ralph McBath served as tail gunner on Glory Bound…