| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LD-Q |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (20 February 1945) |
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History of
B-17 42-97230 / Lay or Bust
Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/44; Rapid City 26/2/44; Dow Fd 18/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 28/4/44; no ops, transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-Q] Thorpe Abbotts 29/4/44; battle damaged Nurnburg, Ger 20/2/45 with Wade Pratt, Co-pilot: Harry Rintoul, Bombardier: ? , Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Anthony Szott, Radio Operator: Vincent Ferranice, Ball turret gunner: Bob Guidi, rest unknown ; Navigator: Jim Brand (Killed in Action); force landed continent; Salvaged. LAY OR BUST.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 10 July 2017
10. February 2024 access_time 23:45
A photo of 42-97230, “Lay or Bust,” is available on the Facebook page of the “100th Bomb Group Foundation”