Source:
www.457thbombgroup.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 750th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | Y |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (02 October 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-32098 / G I Virgin II
Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Gr Island 7/2/44; Presque Is 21/2/44; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 25/2/44; transferred 750BS/457BG [Y] Glatton 4/3/44; battle damaged Cologne 2/10/44 with Jim Franklin and crew all OK; two engines out and force landed Belgium; Salvaged 14/11/44. GI VIRGIN II.
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B-17 42-32098 / G I Virgin II Details
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This page was last updated on 09 December 2019
09. March 2025 access_time 16:46
My Grandfather, Lieutenant Donald Lengeman, was the co-pilot on the GI Virgin when she went down in Belgium. Through a lucky coincidence my family and I were able to visit what we believed to be the first exact field it went down in in Pont De Celes, Belgium.