B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-6282

History of
B-17 44-6282

Delivered Kearney 24/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 347BS/97BG Amendola 12/7/44; battle damaged Vienna 23/8/44 with Christianson, Anderson, Domangue, Parrish, Hornik, Rice, McGowan, Remas, Canty, Williamson, English; crew bailed near Zagreb, ret 29/8/44; Christianson returns on two engines; Missing Air Crew Report 7989; {42m} transferred depot 9/1/45; Returned to the USA 4100 Patterson 22/8/45; 4104 BU Rome 3/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46. To USN as CB-17 in 1946.

Last updated: 2. October 2017