| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 339th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | QJ-J |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (28 June 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-37683 / Round Trip Ticket
Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/44; Kearney 22/5/44; Grenier 1/6/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-J] Snetterton 3/6/44; landing accident at RAF Wattisham with Roy Sandusky 2/2/45; taxi accident with Walter Brady 24/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. ROUND TRIP TICKET.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
07. April 2025 access_time 0:17
My father Clifton Hale Harrel was a tail gunner in the b17 round trip ticket
14. August 2025 access_time 18:45
Trying to find out who was assigned to this plane. My dad Rembert Connie Butler was in the 96th Bomb group (H) , 339th Bomb Squadron (QJ). Was he on this plane?
03. June 2026 access_time 8:19
My late husband’s father, EARL ROSS HEDRICK, was on the B-17 Bomber, “Round Trip Ticket”, based in Poddington, England. Poddington was a joint base, used by the RAF and the U.S. Air Force during the war. This plane had the captain’s wife’s name, “RUTH”, under his left-side window. It had nose art, but some references to it have called it the “RUTH” instead of the “Round Trip Ticket”. Earl was an 18-19 year-old kid nicknamed “Pinkie”, involved during the last few years of the war. He was a top turret, bottom turret, and waist gunner. Earl (Pinkie) also aided the bombardier by spotting and tracking after the payload was dropped. He later gave talks about WWII, commitment, and perseverance to grad students at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. His talks engaged students to the classroom’s capacity: standing-room-only and out-in-the-hall to latecomers. Please, if anyone knows where this particular “Round Trip Ticket” went after its retirement, I would appreciate knowing also.