B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-39970 / E-Rat-Icator

B-17 #42-39970 / E-Rat-Icatorzoom_in

Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com

Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega

  • RCL: 6K-P

Missions: 120

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History of
B-17 42-39970 / E-Rat-Icator

Delivered Long Beach 22/10/43; Walla Walla 11/11/43; Assigned 730BS/452BG [6K-P] Deopham Green 3/11/43; landing accident with John Csoros 24/12/44; completed 128 missions the last of orginal aircraft assigned to survive WW II; retUS 121 BU Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 BU South Plains 12/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45. E-RAT-ICATOR.

Last updated: 20. August 2020

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B-17 42-39970 / E-Rat-Icator Details

Only B-17 to arrive with 452nd BG in England and return to the US serving the entire tour of the group. 120 recorded bombing missions and 138 recorded take-offs. Survived the war. Was originally the aircraft of the Jack Mitsch Crew.

B-17 #42-39970 E-Rat-Icator
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