B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97193 / Star Duster

General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 351st Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 509th Bomb Squadron
RCL RQ-P, RQ-D
Fate: , Returned to the USA
(14 June 1945)
Missions: 76
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History of
B-17 42-97193 / Star Duster

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Grenier 8/3/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-P] Polebrook 24/3/44; on Ludwighafen mission 8/9/44 with Jim Barker, ship had two engines damaged and force landed in France, crew OK then returned to Polebrook base; 76m Returned to the USA Bradley 14/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. STAR DUSTER.

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This page was last updated on 20 February 2022

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