| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-100-BO: 43-38874 to 43-39073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 337th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (19 March 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-38929
Delivered Lincoln 12/10/44; Grenier 22/10/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG Snetterton 1/11/44; battle damaged Zwickau, Ger 19/3/45 with Capt ? Perlis; force landed Poznan, Pol, crew OK; Salvaged 17/4/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 22 March 2019
21. August 2023 access_time 21:01
Taken over by the Russians after the occupation of Poznan, refurbished and used in 45 TBAD.
Source: Ratkin Wladimir, Mir Awiacji 2001 (26), B-17 i B-24 w sostawie ADD, pp. 17 -20.
23. August 2023 access_time 7:56
Thank you for the information.
I couldn’t find the book. Does any pictures of this B-17 in service of 45 TBAD exists?
24. August 2023 access_time 9:12
I can send a pdf of the article by email, there is also information about other B -17s (and also B-24s) seized by the Russians.