| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 358th Bomb Squadron, 568th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BI-B, VK-O |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (10 July 1945) |
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History of
B-17 42-97949 / Problem Child
Delivered Denver 13/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Hunter 14/5/44; Dow Fd 23/4/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-B] Framlingham 11/6/44; PROBLEM CHILD; transferred 358BS/303BG [VK-O] Molesworth 19/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45.
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This page was last updated on 12 September 2017
14. January 2022 access_time 14:56
My grandpa Gerald Charles Combs was a (TG) top gunner on the problem child
19. April 2025 access_time 15:33
Dillon Scott, have a photo of my grandfather standing in front of a plane with “Problem Child” clearly written but not sure if it’s a B-17. Not sure if you have any photos? Supposedly he was a tail gunner.