Production-block:
B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 452nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 730th Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 42-39858
Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 6/1/44; battle damaged Frankfurt 20/3/44 with Jim Reynolds, crew unknown (9 Returned to Duty); Bombardier: Larry Anderson (KIA-killed by bomb dropped from aircraft above), crash landed Court Down, Dulverton, Devon; sal 25/3/44.
Last updated: 3. July 2017
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