B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-8699

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 44-8699
General
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block: , B-17G-75-VE: 44-8601 to 44-8700
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 398th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 600th Bomb Squadron
RCL N8-Q/J
Fate: , Battle damaged
(10 April 1945)
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History of
B-17 44-8699

Delivered Lincoln 26/11/44; Grenier 20/12/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-Q/J] Nuthampstead 1/2/45; battle damaged 10/4/45 with Shaffer on mission to Oranienburg was hit by a rocket from an Me262, but made it home to RAF Manston, UK and ret. group 25/5/45; RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 1/6/45; Sth Plains 5/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45.

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