B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97557 / Mercys Madhouse

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General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 303rd Bomb Group, 305th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group, 482nd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 358th Bomb Squadron, 544th Bomb Squadron
RCL VK-X
Fate: , Returned to the USA
(07 June 1945)
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History of
B-17 42-97557 / Mercys Madhouse

Delivered Denver 20/12/43; 1SAG Langley 12/1/44; Mitchell 15/1/44; Assigned 482BG (H2X) Alconbury 5/2/44; transferred 422NLS/305BG [JJ-S] Chelveston 20/3/44; 544BS/384BG [SU-X] Grafton Underwood 4/8/44; 358BS/303BG [VK-X] Molesworth 8/44; landing accident at base with Werner Goering 7/12/44; transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 22/5/45; no ops, to RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. MERCY’S MADHOUSE.

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B-17 42-97557 / Mercys Madhouse Details

B-17 #42-97557 'Mercys Madhouse'

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