Production-block:
B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 to 41-24539
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 43rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 403rd Bomb Squadron
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History of
B-17 41-24522
Delivered Lowry 29/7/42; Hamilton 31/8/42; Assigned 403BS/43BG Mareeba, Aus 1/9/42; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Port Moresby, NG 11/5/43; badly damaged by explosion of B-24 alongside at Iron Range, Aus 17/8/43. Written off 31/10/44.
Last updated: 6. July 2017
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29. March 2018 access_time 23:49
Reality of loss: Materially destroyed on 17NOV42 at Iron Range, north Queensland, Australia, in night take-off crash of 90BG 400BS B-24D 41-23942 Bombs To Nip On which ground-looped into the 43BG 403BS B-17 parked beside the runway. History info above is incorrect.
30. March 2018 access_time 10:08
Thank you for the correct information, Robert!