B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97276 / Sweet 17 aka The Spirit of St. Louis

History of
B-17 42-97276 / Sweet 17 aka The Spirit of St. Louis

Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-S/B] Bassingbourn 7/3/44; 83+ missions SWEET 17 THE SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS. Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.

Last updated: 4. October 2020

B-17 42-97276 / Sweet 17 aka The Spirit of St. Louis Details