Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-45-VE: 42-6030 to 42-6104 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 336th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | ET-P |
| Fate: |
, in Aphrodite Project, Returned to the USA (11 February 1945) |
History of
B-17 42-6080 / Floozie Flossy aka Mary Ruth the WeWa Special
Delivered Long Beach 15-Jul-43; Cheyenne 18/7/43; (Fitted with Sperry gyroscope); Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-P] Horham 3/9/43; force landed Metfield Afd with L.G. Hamby 16-Dec-43; force landed Tibenham Afd with J.D. Pearson 5-Jan-44; force landed Knettishall Afd with T.L. Barksdale 21-Jan-44; 29m, transferred 303BG then 36BS Alconbury (RCM) as Aphrodite/Azon aircraft 23-Mar-44; also Harrington for Carpetbagger ops; Returned to the USA Bolling 11-Feb-45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19-Feb-46. MARY RUTH – THE WE WA SPECIAL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 03 October 2017
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