| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-VE: 44-8001 to 44-8100 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 601st Bomb Squadron, 603rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 30-K, N7-Z |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (04 June 1945) |
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History of
B-17 44-8031
Delivered Tulsa 18/5/44; Dallas 13/6/44; Langley 2/7/44; Dow Fd 25/7/44; Assigned as SH aircraft 447BS Rattlesden 28/7/44; transferred 601BS/398BG [3O-K] Nuthampstead 16/8/44; on pathfinder a/c, Lt Tom Bowles was visual navigator (Killed in Action); a smoke marker ignited soon after take off, and five bailed out when things began popping inside, but limped home OK; repaired and transferred 603BS [N7-Z]; re-classified as standard B-17G after modification at 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 26/2/45; RAF Valley 1/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 4/6/45; Sth Plains 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
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