B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-24550

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-24550
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 43rd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 403rd Bomb Squadron, 63rd Bomb Squadron
Fate: , Lost by mechanical fault, Crashed on take off
(14 December 1942)
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History of
B-17 41-24550

Delivered Lowry 6/8/42; Hamilton 15/9/42; Assigned 403BS/43BG Milne Bay, NG 24/9/42, then 63BS; crashed on take off lost two engines, ditched Bootless Bay, Port Moresby 14/12/42 with Ealon Hocutt, crew OK; sal 18/12/42.

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