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Production-block:
B-17G-60-VE: 44-8301 to 44-8400
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 325th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: NV-P
Fate:
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History of
B-17 44-8354 / Little Runt
Delivered Dallas 17/8/44; Langley 7/9/44; Grenier 11/10/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-P] Podington 8/11/44; transferred 306BG Thurleigh 7/5/45; 29 TAC 27/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 31/5/46.
Last updated: 6. June 2022
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B-17 44-8354 / Little Runt Details
Photos of B-17G #44-8354 / Little Runt. The names of the crew members are unknown.
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15. November 2023 access_time 21:44
My father was a lead navigator in the 325th and flew in Little Runt. He is in one of the pictures posted here
18. March 2025 access_time 21:59
I think our fathers flew together on Little Runt. My dad told me of a mission where they had 2 engines shot up and had to be feathered, and 1 additional engine having the accelerator cable cut leaving the engine at 2/3 power. As a result, they fell out of formation and were at risk of the German fighters. They were also losing enough altitude where he thought the crew was going to have the bail out once they got to the English channel. Dad told me that the navigator of the plane found a runway in Belgium that had been taken over by the Allies just three weeks before. So they landed there, were listed as missing in action for a few days before they could repair the plane and fly back to England.
16. March 2025 access_time 21:15
My dad was the pilot of this plane, he is 5th from the left in the back row in the picture above. My sister and I accompanied him in 1985 to the 50th anniversary of the roll out on the B-17 from Boeing. Dad passed in 1999.