B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-8600

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8600
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-70-VE: 44-8501 to 44-8600
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 100th Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 331st Bomb Squadron, 350th Bomb Squadron
RCL LN-X, QE-S
Fate: , Crashed on take off
(28 January 1945)
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History of
B-17 44-8600

Delivered Lincoln 30/10/44; Dow Fd 26/11/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-X] Thorpe Abbotts 27/11/44; transferred 331BS/94BG [QE-S] Rougham 28/11/44; crashed on take off in heavy snow for Hohenbudberg 28/1/45 with Wilmar Weiss, Bombardier: Leon Rondeau, crew chief-Ralph Peeples, Waist gunner: Henry Olierdessen, Waist gunner: Junior Hollenbeck (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Weber, Radio Operator: Paul Pidgeon,Tail gunner: Wayne Ward Wounded in Action (4 Returned to Duty); as aircraft hit railroad near Thurston, Sfk, UK; Salvaged 10/2/45.

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