Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 544th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | SU-S |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (06 July 1944) |
| Missions: | 27 |
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History of
B-17 42-31435 / West End
Delivered Cheyenne 31/10/43; Great Falls, Montana 2/11/43; Kansas City 7/12/43; Eglin 17/12/43; Wright Field 11/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Oklahoma City 26/1/44; Grenier 18/2/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-S] Grafton Underwood 2/3/44; Salvaged due to battle damage AFSC 7/7/44. WEST END.
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B-17 42-31435 / West End Details
B-17 #42-31435 received a field-engineered and installed fixed gun mount with six .50-caliber machine guns. These guns were fired by the pilot.
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This page was last updated on 15 September 2018
28. September 2025 access_time 5:36
‘West End Details’, 42-31435, appears in “Target for Today”, a 1944 documentary on the US 8th Air Force’s bombing campaign against Germany in World War 2. The aircraft was taxiing.