| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-110-BO: 43-39274 to 43-39508 |
| Operational History | |
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| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 43-39505
Delivered Cheyenne 14/4/45; Hunter 15/5/45; ATC San Francisco 2/6/45; Assigned Air Sea Rescue 11AF Shemya 1945; force landed 29/10/45 with Jake Brunnemer; transferred 5AF, Okinawa; Recl Comp 28/5/46; 2 WW Furstenfelde, Ger 1955.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 22 February 2018
06. February 2022 access_time 17:35
29.10.1945 Shemya Field, Aleutian Islands, Alska, USA
taxiing accident, Landing gear collapsed
Brunnemer Jr., Jacob A.
31.07.1948 Hampton-Langley Field, Virginia USA
ground accident as unmanned a/c
25.10.1949 Davis Field (AFB) Adak Island, Aleuten Islands, Alaska USA
Accident
Harvell, Horace
04.11.1954 Fürstenfeldbruck Airbase, Germany
3 Mi north of Landstuhl Airbase, Germany
Accident
Kane, Paul V.
1955 Fürstenfeldbruck Airbase, Germany
salvaged
photo at
https://www.aviationphotocompany.com/img/s/v-10/p1737779711-3.jpg
all the best Hartmut
04. July 2023 access_time 22:48
My Father war the Flight Engineer . said that air frame was so worn out that they carried a length of rope that after each landing,they would check the landing gear for ware and when the rope no longer came in contact with the axels it was scraped on site.
Best Wishes,
Mark