B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-32046 / Lil’ Abner

History of
B-17 42-32046 / Lil’ Abner

Delivered Denver 18/1/44; MacDill 3/2/44; Morrison 9/3/44; Assigned (first NMF aircraft issued) 817BS/483BG Tortorella 13/3/44; transferred 347BS/99BG Tortorella 31/3/44; (had 20mm cannon fitted in tail turret); {63m} became weather a/c; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 19/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45. LIL ABNER.

Last updated: 25. May 2018