B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 44-8699

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.

Last updated: 12. July 2017