| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 487th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 838th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 2C-B |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (11 July 1945) |
History of
B-17 43-37981 / Pleasure Bent
Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/44; Kearney 23/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-B] Lavenham 8/7/44; made normal landing on new base but lost hydraulic pressure with Don Stone, Co-pilot: Don Duyser, Navigator: Irving Koenigsberg, Bombardier: Ned Whitmore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orlando Morgan, Radio Operator: Albert Miranda, Ball turret gunner: Dale Hansen, pass-Cpl Bernie Goldstein,Tail gunner: George Cinalli (9 Returned to Duty); ran off runway and jumped deep ditch and tail section KO’d off. Returned to the USA Bradley 11/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 18/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 21 September 2017
17. December 2023 access_time 0:34
in air photo with number visible.
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