Production-block:
B-17F-27-BO: 41-24585 to 41-24639
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 469th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 797th Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 41-24621
Delivered Geiger 1/9/42; Blythe 11/12/42; Tinker 4/2/42; Wendover 26/2/43; Sioux City 25/4/42; Casper 4/5/43; with Irwin Myles, force landed base 8/5/43; McLelland 2/6/43; Tinker 12/7/43; Oklahoma City 2/8/43; Assigned 469BG Alexandria 8/8/43; with Bob Smith collided with 42-6031 (with Oscar Bennett?) over Gulf of Mexico, 10/9/43; 11 Killed in Serviceon each aircraft; Written off 11/9/43.
Last updated: 15. September 2017
B-17 41-24621 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-6031 on 10 September 1943.
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