Production-block:
B-17G-100-BO: 43-38874 to 43-39073
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 452nd Bomb Group
MACR: 13559
History of
B-17 43-38982
Delivered Hunter 29/10/44; Dow Fd 7/11/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 10/11/44. On return from Berlin 18/3/45 with Marvin Booth, Co-pilot: David Blumenkranz, Bombardier: Wallace McIntyre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Duckworth, Radio Operator: John Strout, Ball turret gunner: Ron Tucker,Tail gunner: Ken Wolf (7 Returned to Duty). Navigator: George Knoerl, Waist gunner: Jim Kennemer (2 Killed in Action). Mid air collision with 42-38879, but able to crash landed at RAF Woodbridge, Sfk,. Missing Air Crew Report 13559. Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.
Last updated: 8. April 2019
B-17 43-38982 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-38879 on 18 March 1945. But able to crash landed at RAF Woodbridge.
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