Source:
www.306bg.us
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 to 43-37673 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 423rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RD-X |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (11 June 1945) |
| Missions: | 100+ |
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History of
B-17 43-37616 / Solid Sender
Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-X] Thurleigh 10/6/44; 30+m transferred 381BG Ridgewell 5/45; 91BG Bassingbourn 30/5/45; 100+m, Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/12/45. SOLID SENDER.
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This page was last updated on 22 May 2018
28. July 2020 access_time 3:26
My friend Bob was the skipper who flew out of Thurleigh in Bedfordshire He is 95 Had lunch with him last Saturday showing off his aviator sun glasses with loops around the ears
Distinctly remembers the trips to Berlin Plane came back on one occasion with 46 holes in it Crew chief upset Had to fly a B17 gF while the Sender was being repaired. Named after a Sinatra song
There is a picture of the plane on the wall at the Thurlegh air museum
01. September 2024 access_time 2:25
I believe my Grandfather James Malone was one of the crew on this plane. Possibly navigator.
19. December 2023 access_time 12:09
My Grandfather was the Tech Sergeant for this plane. I actually have a few pictures of him with it. He passed at Christmas time in 2007 and unfortunately, we didn’t know about any of this until he was gone. I so wish he would have shared this with us. They were all hero’s
11. August 2024 access_time 23:40
Thanks to your grandfather, my grandfather came home from the war alive. My grandfather was a bombardier in this plane who flew 50+ missions. Maybe they both rest in peace.
25. April 2025 access_time 6:26
My dad was the tail gunner on this bird. D.T. Schrack was the pilot, N.D. Hall was the ball turret gunner. I also remember the name Eli Kopcho but can’t recall his role.