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Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 34th Bomb Group
- 493rd Bomb Group
- 94th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 410th Bomb Squadron
- 862nd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: GL-H
Missions: 67
History of
B-17 43-38223 / Day’s Pay
Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; so named as 51,000 employees of the Hanford Wks, Seattle, chipped in a day’s pay towards war effort; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 862BS/493BG Debach 9/8/44; (50+m) transferred 410BS/94BG [GL-H] Rougham 10/8/44; (67m) Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/10/45. DAY’S PAY.
Last updated: 26. June 2018
20. December 2023 access_time 4:50
what were the missions flown by the B17 “Day’s Pay. I think there were 60, but looking for details. Mission crews, dates, routes, etc. Thank you
19. January 2024 access_time 0:31
Here is a video about the first crew that flew about 23 missions in the Day’s Pay
https://youtu.be/mWk-8JhOZ_U?si=bzkDkn2iTxlXWS7S
27. January 2024 access_time 3:41
My grandfather was the waist gunner on the second crew, in Rougham. Wilmer D VanHook. He’s still alive and telling stories. I have videos of him sharing stories if anyone wants to see them. W
18. May 2024 access_time 4:56
I’m in the commemorative Air Force in Richland, Washington, where the Hanford works was that paid for days pay. We’d love to send him some patches and stuff fr if we could.
Robert Wade poppadok@yahoo.com