B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97258 / Silver Meteor

History of
B-17 42-97258 / Silver Meteor

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 8/3/44; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-P] Polebrook 24/3/44; with Don McLott, returning from Nancy, force landed base on grass after u/c failed 25/4/44; taxi accident at RAF Colerne with Pete Wishnewsky 19/12/44; {84m} Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. SILVER METEOR.

Last updated: 6. January 2018