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Production-block:
B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 452nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 731st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: 7D-N
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History of
B-17 42-97256 / Big Time Operator
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Kearney 4/3/44; Presque Is 10/3/44; Assigned: 731BS/452BG [7D-N] Deopham Green 16/3/44; destroyed on ground by Enemy aircraft at Poltava Pilot: John Zimmerman 21/6/44; Salvaged. Russia 2/7/44. BIG TIME OPERATOR.
Last updated: 26. April 2024
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B-17 42-97256 / Big Time Operator Details
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24. January 2024 access_time 17:32
My father was the co-pilot on this plane. First time i have found a reference to it. He kept a diary. I remember him talking about the planes being destroyed in Russia after a shuttle raid.
24. January 2024 access_time 17:33
My father was co-pilot on this plane. He kept a diary and remembered the attack in Russia when the aircraft were destroyed. His name was Earnest Merit Davis.