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Source:
Howard Burke
Production-block:
B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 2nd Bomb Group
- 301st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 419th Bomb Squadron
- 49th Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 42-5870 / May-B Bay-B
Delivered Long Beach 3/4/43; Denver 12/4/43; Morrison 27/4/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 1/5/43; Ain M’Lila 17/6/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {44m} transferred 419BS/301BG Oudna 14/11/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44 {41m} weather aircraft from 27/4/44; Returned to the USA Patterson 6/4/45; {85m} Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 3/8/45.
Last updated: 20. December 2020
B-17 42-5870 / May-B Bay-B Details
Photo provided to me by Howard Burke. His father, Howard Burke, Sr. is in the front row, second from the right.
14. October 2020 access_time 19:59
This was my Dad’s aircraft. He was the flight engineer. I have a photo of the May-B Bay-B with the crew but there is no place to attach it so please e-m for copy.
26. January 2021 access_time 7:21
My father, George B. Rader, was Bombardier on the May-B Bay-B, probably after this picture was taken. He was credited with 53 missions and received the DFC while on the May-B Bay-B. This is the first picture I have ever seen of the May-B Bay-B. Thank you for posting.
26. January 2021 access_time 7:15
My father, George B. Rader, was a Bombardier on the May-B Bay-B probably later on. He was credited with over 50 missions and received the DFC while flying on this plane. This is the only picture I have ever seen of the May-B Bay-B. Thank you for posting.