B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-2518

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-2518
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , Boeing B-17E: 41-2393 to 41-2669
Operational History
Bomb Group: -
Bomb Squadron: -
RCL FK189
RAF: , No. 220 Squadron, No. 59 Squadron
Fate:
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History of
B-17 41-2518

Delivered Ogden 23/1/42; Cheyenne 15/2/42; Wright 24/3/42 taking part in ASV trials; Wayne Co. 10/10/42; RCAF Dorval 18/10/42; Gander-Prestwick 4/11/42 RAF [FK189]; 59 Sq Thorney Is 11/1/43; transferred 220 Sq (ZZ-X) Aldergrove, N.I.; then to Lagens, Azores [ -Y]; engine caught fire on take off from Lagens with F/Lt Larry Croft 26/7/44, the fire was extinguished by USAAF fire crew assigned to base; Struck Off Charge 15/8/44.

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This page was last updated on 10 February 2018

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