Production-block:
B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 324th Bomb Squadron
- 401st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LL-U, DF-N
Missions: 72
History of
B-17 43-37993 / Mah Ideel
Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 23/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-U] Bassingbourn 23/7/44; 324BS [DF-N]; several times ship sustained battle damage but survived 72m Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. MAH IDEEL.
Last updated: 1. March 2018
01. December 2019 access_time 13:33
Am building the Airfix model of this aircraft. Fascinating to see a photo of the crew and to see that it survived the war. Shame it was sold for scrap but suppose most that survived had the same fate.