B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-38730

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 43-38730
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-95-BO: 43-38674 to 43-38873
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 398th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 601st Bomb Squadron
RCL 3o-R
Fate: , Returned to the USA
(25 May 1945)
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History of
B-17 43-38730

Delivered Spokane 13/9/44; Lincoln 18/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned as replacement from 5 ARSD Stansted to 601BS/398BG [3O-R] Nuthampstead 10/10/44; repaired Missing in Action 10/11/44 with Magness, AOC then re-ass group 12/11/44; severe battle damaged on 19/3/45, with Lt Costanzo but returned to base; repaired at 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton re-ass 21/4/45; RAF Valley 21/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 25/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/11/45.

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