| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-BO: 42-31232 to 42-31331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 569th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | CC-M |
| Fate: | |
| Missions: | 42 |
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History of
B-17 42-31321
Delivered Vandalia 26/10/43; Assigned: 569BS/390BG [CC-M] Framlingham 23/12/43; mission to Ruhrland Pilot: Bob Ratcliffe 21/6/44 landed Kiev to refuel, on leaving Poltava 28/6/44 bad weather caused it to land Teheran, on to Cairo 29/6/44 then landed at Tripoli with five P-51 mechs as passengers, on to Casablanca 3/7/44, returned to England 9/7/44, only to crash-landed Tolwyn, Wales, hitting ant air raid shelter and suffered Cat E damage, however all crew safe. Salvaged.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 18 October 2018
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