B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-37943 / Weary Bones

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General
Manufacturer: Douglas
Production-Block: , B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 306th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 368th Bomb Squadron
RCL BO-L
Fate: , Crashed on take off
(17 September 1944)
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History of
B-17 42-37943 / Weary Bones

Delivered Denver 21/10/43; Gr Island 4/11/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-L] Thurleigh 12/12/43; transferred 369BS [WW- L] damaged in taxi accident preparing for mission 17/9/44 with Bob Edwards, Co-pilot: W.R. Correll, Navigator: Keith Warner, Bombardier: E.F. Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: M.C. Morley, Radio Operator: T.C. Giradot, Ball turret gunner: Joe Page, Waist gunner: John Browning,Tail gunner: J.H. Fredericks (9 Returned to Duty), brakes failed and hit 42-37943; sal. WEARY BONES.

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