Production-block:
B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 301st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 419th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 2616
Missions: 14
History of
B-17 42-31391 / Screaming Eagle II
Delivered Cheyenne 27/10/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG Cerignola 9/1/44; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action {14m} Regensburg 25/2/44 with Bill Thomas, (10 Returned to Duty); ditched Mediterranean Sea, all rescued; Missing Air Crew Report 2616. SCREAMING EAGLE II.
Last updated: 5. March 2018
04. December 2023 access_time 14:16
The plane was called “Scremin Eagle” not “Screaming Eagle” see:
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