B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3278

History of
B-17 42-3278

Delivered Denver 20/4/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned Freeman Goodman Prov Grp at Gander, Newfoundland where maintenance crewmen left work on ship uncompleted 3/6/43, but next day engineers Sgts Leon Galloway & Hartis Hamlin without checking status of ship started engine and it caught fire, (2 Returned to Duty) 4/6/43; Assigned Occident 29/6/43; Returned to the USA 53 RNC Sq Grenier 24/10/43; Tinker 24/4/44; Grenier NOR ATC TSP 16/6/44.

Last updated: 3. October 2017