Production-block:
B-17G-95-BO: 43-38674 to 43-38873
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 447th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 709th Bomb Squadron
Missions: 67
History of
B-17 43-38719 / Blue Hen Chick
Delivered Lincoln 8/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 28/9/44; landing accident with Paul Miller 19/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. THE BLUE HEN CHICK.
Last updated: 24. December 2018
24. November 2021 access_time 20:33
Crew of B-17 43-38719, Flew 66 missions, 26 with the Minker crew: Nov 1944-Feb 1945.
Blue Hen Chick crew. Ralph L. Minker Jr.,- P, Gordon Dodge – CP, John Rosiala – B, Wes Pitts – N, Joe Tramblet – TG, Max Shepherd – BT, Olaf Larsen – RO, James Shannon – E, Harold McKay – A.