Source:
Ken Thompson [via Facebook]
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-BO: 42-102544 to 42-102743 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 548th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GX-M |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (24 June 1945) |
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History of
B-17 42-102679 / Mississippi Miss
Delivered Cheyenne 25/3/44; Hunter 10/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-M] Gt Ashfield 3/5/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 11/9/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/11/45. MISSISSIPPI MISS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 20 September 2020
03. July 2020 access_time 22:27
My father-in-law (Ed Brown)was the flight engineer on the Mississippi Miss and I am trying to find out where she is now and does she still fly. If so, does she ever get near Columbia SC?
Thank you — Col James H. Davis, USAF, Ret
16. January 2021 access_time 20:00
My grandfather was also the Captain of the Mississippi Miss, i’d be very greatful if you did indeed find more info about the plane!
23. April 2021 access_time 22:24
If you read that little blurb, it says the plane was sold as scrap. 🙁
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/11/45. MISSISSIPPI MISS.
14. October 2022 access_time 2:14
My dad, Harry L. Hopkins, flew 16 missions on the Mississippi Miss as a Tail Gunner. He also flew 16 other missions on different B-17’s. I would love to find more pictures of The Mississippi Miss for my personal archives.
26. June 2023 access_time 23:46
I have a great picture of my uncle – a navigator – standing in front of Mississippi Miss! I’m not sure how many missions he flew on that particular platform – maybe all of 35 of his combat missions. But I don’t know how to share the photo.
27. June 2023 access_time 10:10
Hello Brian,
thank you for your comment.
You can send me the picture via email: info@b17flyingfortress.de
thank you!
17. November 2024 access_time 0:02
My father William Rex McKinney was a waist gunner flying 35 missions over Germany, 548 Bomb Squadron, 385 Bombardment Group H