Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-VE: 42-97636 to 42-97735 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 333rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XM-T |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (09 March 1945) |
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History of
B-17 42-97681 / The Big Wheel
Delivered Denver 27/1/44; 1SAG Langley 12/3/44; Dow Fd 5/4/44; Assigned 333BS/94BG Rougham 7/4/44; 331BS [XM-T]; landing accident with Claud Watts 6/3/45; battle damaged Frankfurt 9/3/45, Salvaged (rear half used on 44-6890); THE BIG WHEEL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 17 August 2017
11. November 2023 access_time 5:48
A brief view of the rear section of this aircrafts fuselage being carried by a mobile crane appears in the episode of ‘Scotland Yard’ titled ‘Night Crossing'(1957) on British TV Channel ‘Talking Pictures’. The serial 297681 & code ‘T’ are clearly visible.