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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-65-VE: 44-8401 to 44-8500 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 602nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | K8-F |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 44-8500 / Baby Shoes
Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Grenier 2/10/44; Dow Fd 16/10/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-F] Nuthampstead 17/1/45; RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Hobbs Fd 7/6/45; Lincoln 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/11/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 29 January 2022
17. October 2025 access_time 21:30
I believe the nickname of this B-17 is wrong. I was doing some looking through my great grandpas scrap book and I decided to look up the info here. His B-17 was called “Baby Shoes” but the tail numbers don’t match. The scrap book says that the tail number was 48724 and the one for this says that it was 48500. Just wanted to see if I was wrong and I it might possibly be fixed. Thank you for your time.
29. October 2025 access_time 20:18
Hello Zak,
probably this B-17?
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/44-8724-undecided-aka-princess-pep/
Can you send me a copy of the photo?
My email: info@b17flyingfortress.de
Cheers
Jing