Production-block:
B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 379th Bomb Group
- 398th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 526th Bomb Squadron
- 527th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LF-G
History of
B-17 42-97370
Delivered Cheyenne 23/2/44; Rapid City 15/3/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-G] Kimbolton 6/5/44; 526BS [LF-G]; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/11/45.
Last updated: 12. July 2017
04. January 2021 access_time 12:16
This phenom has been a pain in my neck for quite some time. How does the 379th get virtually a brand new ship transferred into the Group from the 398th that originally had her assigned to them for 5days (No Missions Flown) and use this jewel of aviation excellence for over a year as she racked up around 132 missions carrying some of the finest crews over Germany many times as a lead ship and not get one photo of her? Thus far I have not come across not one. I wish people would take time to search those trunks or boxes their parents or grandparents left them and share!