Production-block:
B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 100th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 350th Bomb Squadron
- 418th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LN-R, LD-E
Fate:
Missions: 102
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History of
B-17 42-32090 / Silver Dollar
Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; Grand Island 7/2/44; Grenier 22/2/44; Presque Isle 28/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-R] Thorpe Abbotts 3/3/44; 418BS [LD-E] after taxi accident with Earl Culmore 19/4/45; Salvaged 21/4/45; {102m} and used as hack for Col Jeffrey; Returned to the USA 3505 BU Scott 19/9/45; re-ass 8AF Dutch-Belgian coast 26/12/46; Recl Comp 19/11/47. SILVER DOLLAR.
Last updated: 11. January 2020
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B-17 42-32090 / Silver Dollar Details
Flew 102 missions. Includes two shuttle-missions to Russia.
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09. June 2019 access_time 14:08
My dad, Don Rohlfs was co-pilot on Silver Dollar on 34 missions. He left a brief account of each in his diary. I have been to Thorpe Abbots a number of times and sisters there to had an opportunity to take my mom and sisters there to see a display that they put together of Don Rohlfs service. Don left us a snapshot of the crew and ground crew under the plane and written on it was “94 holes and still returned”.
10. October 2022 access_time 1:16
Hi Ed. I have several photos of the Silver Dollar left by my father. I believe he was the Armourer for the Silver Dollar, as several of the.” photos just refer to the Silver Dollar as “the ship” Would it be possible for you to email me any photos you may have? Thanks
Jim Wilson (and his name was Jim Wilson as well)
10. November 2022 access_time 11:26
Earl Cullimore, husband of my 1st Cousin, 2x removed. flew 21 missions on the Silver Dollar late in the war. There is reference above to taxi accident with Earl Culmore and I found other reference of nose art changes after stabilizer repair