Production-block:
B-17F-45-VE: 42-6030 to 42-6104
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 469th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 797th Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 42-6031
Delivered Long Beach 29/6/43; Palm Springs 1/7/43; Assigned 469BG Alexandria 30/7/43; with Oscar Bennett collided with 41-24621 over Gulf of Mexico 10/9/43. All 11 on each aircraft (Killed in Service); Written off 11/9/43.
Last updated: 15. September 2017
B-17 42-6031 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #41-24621 on 10 September 1943.
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