
Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17G-45-DL: 44-6126 to 44-6250
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 401st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 613th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: IN-B
Missions: 88
History of
B-17 44-6132 / Snicklefritz
Delivered Tulsa 9/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-B] Deenethorpe 8/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.
Last updated: 11. February 2018
20. April 2019 access_time 18:05
My dad was the Radio Operator on this aircraft. Back row, left, leaning on the prop. Great thanks to their pilot Lt. Jetter for bringing his crew home on 35 missions.
12. May 2025 access_time 2:00
To Charles Sherman – In 1983, the 8th Air Force Association had a reunion in Omaha, where my parents lived. The crew of Snicklefritz attended the reunion and had dinner at my parents’ home. Some of my five brothers and I were blessed with the opportunity to meet them. If he was there, I met your father. They remained friends since their World War II service. They trained as a team together, went to war together, and came home together. My father spoke highly of all of them.
22. May 2025 access_time 0:41
Both of our father’s missions are recorded at the 401st Bomb Group Association website at https://401bg.org