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Production-block:
B-17F-27-BO: 41-24585 to 41-24639
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 303rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 359th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BN-R
Missions: 75
History of
B-17 41-24605 / Knock-out Dropper
Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-R] Bangor 22-Sep-42; Molesworth 22-Oct-42; First 8th Air Force aircraft to complete 50, then 75 missions- 27-Mar-44; with M/Sgt Buford Pafford as crew chief; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 5-Jun-44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcy Field 19-Jul-45, scrapped Stillwater, OK. KNOCK-OUT DROPPER.
Last updated: 13. August 2021
B-17 41-24605 / Knock-out Dropper Details
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31. October 2022 access_time 16:28
I was a personal friend of Al Santella the tail gunner. Old Al had many great stories to tell when he worked as a bar tender