B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97591

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www.457thbombgroupassoc.org

General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 457th Bomb Group, 482nd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 748th Bomb Squadron
Fate: , Battle damaged
(16 February 1945)
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History of
B-17 42-97591

Delivered Cheyenne 30/12/43; Kearney 14/1/44; Assigned: 482BG Alconbury 9/2/44; Transferred: 748BS/457BG [W] Glatton 2/3/44; battle damage Germany. an oil inst 16/2/45; forced landing continent & collided Pilot: 42-38064; Salvaged. 22/2/45.

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B-17 42-97591 Details

The accident on photo ocurred on Jul 23rd, 1944. B-17 #42-38064 went lost on 08 November 1944 by a mid-air-collision.

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This page was last updated on 26 December 2018

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