Source:
www.306bg.us
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 423rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RD-T |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (15 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38019 / Milk Run Special
Delivered Cheyenne 16/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned: 423BS/306BG [RD-T] Thurleigh 23/7/44; during assembly for Kassel 15/12/44 Pilot: Lorn Wilke; mid air coll w/43-37633 (306BG); crashed Greenham Common, UK; 16 killed, Salvaged. MILK RUN SPECIAL.
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B-17 43-38019 / Milk Run Special Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-37633 on 15 December 1944.
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This page was last updated on 12 April 2019
31. May 2021 access_time 19:44
The Milk Run Special was my Dad’s plane! Col John A Murphy. Can you send any info about the crew and it’s missions?
19. February 2022 access_time 1:17
My uncle Joe Hathaway was the radio operator/side gunner on the Milk Run Special. Told me some interesting stories about a few of his 32 missions. Joe is deceased now but his memories will live forever. God Bless the crew of the Milk Run Special.