Production-block:
B-17F-40-DL: 42-3229 to 42-3283
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 561st Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 42-3262 / Sweetheart aka Jeanie aka Wilson’s Wildcats
Delivered Denver 16/4/43; Dow Fd 12/6/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 23/6/43 SWEETHEART; Returned to the USA Tinker 7/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45; also named JEANNIE and WILSON’S WILDCATS.
Last updated: 3. October 2017
14. February 2020 access_time 16:07
My father Lt. Charles G. Phillips Jr. was co-pilot from Nov. 43 til Feb. 24, 1944 and completed his 25 missions in approximately 90 days.
15. February 2020 access_time 11:05
Hello Chuck,
thank you for sharing!