B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31229 / Bad Egg

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Production-block:
B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231

Manufacturer:
Boeing

Bomb Group:
390th Bomb Group

Bomb Squadron:
570th Bomb Squadron

RCL: DI-S

Fate:

Missions: 56

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History of
B-17 42-31229 / Bad Egg

Delivered Cheyenne 8/10/43; Gr Island 26/10/43; Romulus 1/11/43; Assigned: 570BS/390BG [DI-S] Framlingham 11/11/43; MIA Dusseldorf 9/9/44, caught fire from explosion of 42-97871; flew two hours on one engine forced landing on continental A/Fd A-22, France; salvaged and repaired by modifying to F model by 458 St/Sqd, 14/11/44. BAD EGG.

Source: Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log*

Last updated: 6. November 2018

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B-17 42-31229 / Bad Egg Details

Front half of B-17F #41-24484 joined for repair & modification.

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Kevin McCarthy
17. February 2019 21:19

My Uncle Peter D. Hartnett was the pilot. I’m told he landed the crippled aircraft in Belgium, not France.

Jerry Mainville
07. March 2022 15:27

Kevin, there are so many questions I have about Uncle Peter. I visit the cemetery a couple times a year and say prayers for everyone. Maybe sometime we could get together and talk. I would like that.