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Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17F-100-BO: 42-30332 to 42-30431
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 97th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 414th Bomb Squadron
Missions: 100+
History of
B-17 42-30407 / War Pappy
Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/43; Gore 7/6/43; Tinker 10/6/43; Memphis 20/6/43; Eglin 27/6/43; Kearney 6/7/43; Presque Is 9/7/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 19/7/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; 100th mission Ferrara M/Y 14/5/44; took part in first shuttle mission to Russia; Returned to the USA Morrison 15/4/45; Rome, NY 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 4/7/45. WAR PAPPY.
Last updated: 9. February 2019
25. November 2023 access_time 15:02
This was my father’s (1st Lt. Calvin Z. Carstens) favorite plane (they shuttled between several during their 51 missions)….Dad made it to 101…we lost him in 2021…..Dad especially loved his ground crew that kept this bird in the air. Thank you for this post!