B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-6542

History of
B-17 44-6542

Delivered Hunter 4/9/44; Grenier 22/9/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 3/10/44; [?ditched Adriatic Sea with Dale Gold 18/12/44?]; severe battle damaged Maribor 1/4/45 with W.B. Cope; three engines out, landed Prakos, Yugo (crew ret in C-47); aircraft repaired and flew back to base; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; Independence 6/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21/12/45.

Last updated: 2. October 2017