B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3172 / Chennault’s Pappy

History of
B-17 42-3172 / Chennault’s Pappy

Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/43; Dow Fd 13/4/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-R] Thurleigh MISS PATRICIA 5/5/43; battle damaged St Nazaire 17/11/42 with Bill Williams, crash landed Exeter, repaired & transferred AFSC 27/6/43; 323BS/91BG [OR-R/X] Bassingbourn 25/9/43; {23m} Returned to the USA Tinker 13/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45. CHENNAULT’S PAPPY.

Last updated: 22. September 2017