Production-block:
B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- 384th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 369th Bomb Squadron
- 544th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: SU-A, WW-W
History of
B-17 42-5889 / Liberty Belle
Delivered Long Beach 22/4/43; Lowry 5/5/43; Smoky Hill 26/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-A] Grafton Underwood 23/6/43; transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-W] Thurleigh 22/8/43; on return from Gdynia 9/10/43 crash landed RAF Matlaske, Nfk,overshooting runway to end up in Lt Burningham with Gustave Holstrom, Co-pilot: Francis Ferguson, Navigator: Phil Anderson, Bombardier: Curtis Dunlap, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Loubet, Radio Operator: Mike Uhrin, Ball turret gunner: Fred Massey, Waist gunner: Bill Oliver, Waist gunner: Harry Maron,Tail gunner: Chas Fatighati (10 Returned to Duty), Salvaged. LIBERTY BELLE.
Last updated: 18. September 2017
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