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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-DL: 42-3039 to 42-3073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 366th Bomb Squadron, 524th Bomb Squadron, 533rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | KY-A, VP-U |
| Fate: | |
| Missions: | 24 |
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History of
B-17 42-3048 / Big Bust
Delivered: Cheyenne 18/1/43; Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-A] Morrison 5/3/43; Chelveston 26/4/43; Transferred: 533BS/381BG [VP-U] Ridgewell 22/8/43; tran 305BG Polebrook 22/8/43; then 524BS/379BG Kimbolton 26/8/43; {24m} Returned to US: Tinker 6/6/44; Patterson 15/2/45; Scrapped: Altus 4/9/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 04 November 2019
28. September 2025 access_time 4:40
‘The Big Bust’, 42-3048, appears in “Target for Today”, a documentary on the US 8th Air Force’s bombing campaign against Germany in World War 2.