Production-block:
B-17G-70-VE: 44-8501 to 44-8600
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 381st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 533rd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: VP-V
Missions: 8+
History of
B-17 44-8544
Delivered Cheyenne 15/10/44; Hunter 28/10/44; Dow Fd 10/12/45; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-V] Ridgwell 18/1/45; {8+m} with Alf Reynolds n/battle damaged crash landed Yeldham, near base, Salvaged 14/3/45.
Last updated: 25. May 2018
26. July 2023 access_time 16:32
Was this plane an H2X equipped Pathfinder? It was a Vega-built like most of them, but it’s records don’t show the usual route via Langley. On the Ron Mackay’s first 381st BG book, the s/s one, it’s seen on page 58 top left corner with what looks like a radar dome, but the pic isn’t good enough to be 100% sure.