Source:
Craig Wadsworth
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group, 482nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-X |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (02 June 1945) |
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History of
B-17 44-6297 / Spirit of Pittwood
Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-X] Thorpe Abbotts 14/7/44; transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; Sth Plains 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 27 June 2018
26. June 2018 access_time 21:03
I have a front photo of this aircraft showing “Spirit of Pittwood” if you would like a copy send me an email address.
26. June 2018 access_time 21:30
Hi Craig, I sent you an email.
14. January 2026 access_time 2:18
My wife’s grandfather, Les Mills, was the ball turret gunner on the Spirit of Pittwood. I would love an addtional picture if it still avaliable for my Father-in-law.
10. May 2023 access_time 13:13
My Neighbor was Heinz Wolfe, he flew as a waist gunner on the Sprit of Pittwood”. I would love to see the photo of that plane.
Regards,
Emilio
04. January 2024 access_time 2:49
My dad, Cecil Orville Daniels, named his plane after the town he was born in. Pittwood Illinois. he painted the name on after he finished all his missions , because crews who put names on got shot down quicker.
27. September 2025 access_time 8:34
My dad Donald Pittwood from Idaho moved to Seattle for war production after the war broke out : while still in HS, he worked at Boeing aircraft bucking rivets in nose sections on the B-17 production line…
04. January 2024 access_time 2:22
this is my father’s plane. Cecil Orville Daniels
24. April 2024 access_time 2:51
Jonathan, my grandfather, L.P. Mills was the BTG on the Spirit of Pittwood.
21. March 2024 access_time 6:02
My wife’s father, Howard Dralle, was the ROG on this place. Would love to show a photo of the plane to my wife. Many thanks.
14. May 2024 access_time 21:05
My uncle was the tail gunner on this plane. Would love more pictures if any are available.
I remember as a kid seeing his flight jacket with two swastikas on the back for a me-109 and FW-190 kill. He said he did not see either plane go down but one was confirmed by the BYG.