B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-24370 / Pale Face aka Berlin Sleeper II

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General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-1-BO: 41-24340 to 41-24389
Delievered: Cheyenne
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 97th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 342nd Bomb Squadron
Fate:
Missions: 103
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History of
B-17 41-24370 / Pale Face aka Berlin Sleeper II

Delivered Cheyenne Mod Cen 24/6/42; originally slated RAF as [FA685] ; Assigned 92BG Bovingdon /6/42 as PALE FACE; 342BS/97BG Polebrook /8/42; Maison Blanche 20/11/42; {103m}, the first MTO B-17 to complete 100 missions, including participation on first night mission to Rouen, Fr.; Returned to the USA Eglin 12/10/43; was due to return to Boeing but shot down as a drone before paperwork completed. BERLIN SLEEPER II.

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B-17 41-24370 / Pale Face aka Berlin Sleeper II Details

The first MTO B-17 to complete 100 missions, including participation on first night mission to Rouen, France.

NARA Reference Number 342-FH-3A45509-59796AC
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