Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , Boeing B-17E: 41-2393 to 41-2669 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group, 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 326th Bomb Squadron, 340th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 41-2578 / Butcher Shop aka Big Tin Bird
Pendleton, Oregon – 18 February 1942; Polebook, England (340BS/97BG) – April 1942; Bovingdon, England (326BS/92BG) – 25 August 1942; Glatton, England (457BG) – 3 March 1944; Kings Cliffe, England (77FS/20FG) – 3 August 1944; Alconbury, England (Salvaged) – 6 August 1945
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B-17 41-2578 / Butcher Shop aka Big Tin Bird Details
Lead bomber of first strike force on VIII Bomber Command Mission #1 on 17 August 1942. Oldest Boeing B-17 in the 8AF at war’s end.
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