Source:
www.385thbga.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 550th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (24 June 1945) |
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History of
B-17 42-31922 / The Purple Shaft
Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Grenier 31/1/44; Assigned 550BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 15/2/44; force landed Hoesch A/fd, Hol. 15/3/45; sal & Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 26/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.
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This page was last updated on 16 December 2018
01. October 2025 access_time 17:06
My Dad flew this plane on 22 May 1944 in the bombing of Kiel Germany
13. November 2025 access_time 18:06
My uncle Robert Reeves was the Bombardier and was interred in Switzerland when they were forced down with battle damage.