Production-block:
B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 43rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 403rd Bomb Squadron
- 63rd Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 41-24551 / Fire Ball Mail
Delivered Lowry 7/8/42; Assigned 403BS/43BG Mareeba, Aus 18/9/42; then 63BS; Iron Range, Aus 17/10/42; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; bombed by Japanese and destroyed at base, Milne Bay, 17/1/43. Salvaged. FIRE BALL MAIL (?EXPRESS).
Last updated: 22. September 2017
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