Production-block:
B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 486th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 835th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: 4N-E
Missions: 66
History of
B-17 43-37998 / Miss Irish aka The Roanoke Magician
Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [4N-E] Sudbury 11/7/44; 66m Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. MISS IRISH.
Last updated: 25. October 2018
13. December 2018 access_time 22:21
The number was 42-37998, not 43…….
14. May 2024 access_time 9:51
She’s wearing 2S-F and therefore allocated to 834th BS at the time of this photo. ‘Original’ on AAM has incorrect (?) ‘written on back’ also assigning her to 835th, ie H8. Alternatively Freeman could be wrong in his Squadron codes??