B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-29624 / Pappy

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29624 / Pappy
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 303rd Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 326th Bomb Squadron, 359th Bomb Squadron, 527th Bomb Squadron
RCL BN-W, JW-N, FO-N
Fate: , Landing accident
(31 March 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-29624 / Pappy

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/43; Salina, KS 9/2/43; Morrison 9/3/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG Molesworth [BN-W] 6/4/43; transferred 326BS/92BG [JW- ] Alconbury 27/7/43; 527BS/379BG [FO-N] Kimbolton 13/9/43; on night instructional flight for new pilots [sp=student pilot] 31/3/44 with Arthur Hunter, sp-Fred Markle, sp-Leland Albright, sp-Ralph Wells, sp-Harry McGehee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Stibbens, Radio Operator: Jim Leckey (7 Returned to Duty); check list not completed, ship landed with gear retracted – pilot error; 2 Base Air Depot, Lt Staughton 5/4/44, Salvaged. PAPPY.

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