B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-37724 / Old Silver aka Solvang Revenger

History of
B-17 43-37724 / Old Silver aka Solvang Revenger

Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/44; Kearney 25/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 7/6/44 OLD SILVER; battle damaged Nurnburg 3/10/43 with Chas Wallace, flak hit killed Co-pilot: Clarke; battle damaged Kassel 30/12/44 with ?; force landed Lille, Fr; Salvaged 28/1/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. SOLVANG REVENGER.

Last updated: 31. August 2018