Source:
www.447bg.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 709th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IE-D |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (05 July 1945) |
| Missions: | 83 |
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History of
B-17 42-97976 / Louie the Creep aka A Bit o’ Lace
Delivered Dallas 21/4/44; Hunter 30/5/44; Grenier 14/6/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden [IE-D] 19/6/44; landing accident with Malcolm Bounds 27/12/44; landing accident with Hal Kearney 29/1/45; (83m) Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/11/45. A BIT O’ LACE.
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B-17 42-97976 / Louie the Creep aka A Bit o’ Lace Details
447th Bomb Group B-17 “A Bit O’ Lace” Crew Film
Art by Steven Ingraham
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This page was last updated on 03 April 2021
25. March 2019 access_time 17:53
There is an almost-complete mission list for this particular B-17G available at https://www.flying-tigers.co.uk/2016/boeing-b-17-flying-fortress-new-models-and-august-bank-holiday-sale/.
26. March 2019 access_time 20:09
Thank you for sharing this link. 🙂