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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 322nd Bomb Squadron, 324th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LG-Y, LG-X, DF-Y |
| Fate: | |
| Missions: | 125+ |
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History of
B-17 42-107027 / Hikin’ For Home
Delivered Tulsa 1/2/44; Grenier 27/2/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG Bassingbourn 7/4/44 ANNE, then THE BLOODY BUCKET; 322BS [LG-Y/X]; 324BS [DF-Y]; battle damaged Dresden 14/2/45 with Joe Bilotta, Bob Fuller Wounded in Action, rest ? ; force landed Denain, Fr, an RCAF airfield 20/2/45; (first B-17 repaired on continent & ret to group); After VE-Day transferred Istres, S. France with 384BG and carried POWs and displaced persons from North Africa, adorned with airline type strips on fuselage; 125+m Salvaged 9AF 31/12/45. HIKIN’ FOR HOME.
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This page was last updated on 23 March 2019
04. July 2023 access_time 4:10
Did “Hikin for Home” have staggered waist gun positions?