Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-100-BO: 43-38874 to 43-39073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 322nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LG-E |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (12 June 1945) |
| Missions: | 38 |
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History of
B-17 43-39000 / Extra Special
Delivered Lincoln 3/11/44; Grenier 12/11/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-E] Bassingbourn 11/12/44; {38m} Returned to the USA Bradley 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. EXTRA SPECIAL.
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This page was last updated on 21 March 2020
12. December 2019 access_time 3:27
This is actually a photo of my grandfather, we have NEVER seen it before! Thanks so much for posting! I know that most of this crew passed, my grandpa was the tailgunner and he did not participate in the last mission as he continued on, and this plane was shot down.
12. December 2019 access_time 8:06
HI Jess, are you sure this plane was shotdown?
This B-17 #43-39000 / Extra Special returned to the US and wasn’t lost in combat.