B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-38288 / V for Victory aka Goin My Way

History of
B-17 43-38288 / V for Victory aka Goin My Way

Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Hunter 26/7/44; Dow Fd 7/8/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 7/8/44; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-V] Horham 8/8/44 V FOR VICTORY; with M.R. Gunther force landed France 16/12/44; with G.R. Hail force landed France 5/1/45; with P.E. Ristine crash landed base 19/2/45 9RTD; 66m, Returned to the USA Bradley 22/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 24/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. GOIN’ MY WAY.

Last updated: 24. January 2018