B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31045

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General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 to 42-31131
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 305th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 546th Bomb Squadron
RCL BK-M
Fate: , Landing accident
(08 February 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-31045

Delivered Cheyenne 10/9/43; Gd Island 1/11/43; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 11/11/43; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-M] Grafton Underwood 29/11/43; on ferry trip to Lt Staught for installation of GEE equipment 8/2/44 with Henry Markow, Co-pilot: Ed Lundgren, Navigator: John Schweikart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Owen Atkinson, pass-Capt Art Poley, pass-Lt George Hackett (7 Returned to Duty); landing gear failed to function correctly so forced to crash landed 2 SAD Lt Staughton; Salvaged 17/2/44.

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