| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-80-VE: 44-8701 to 44-8800 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 351st Bomb Squadron, 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LD-V |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 44-8790
Delivered Cheyenne 29/12/44; Hunter 5/1/45; Grenier 4/2/45; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-V] Thorpe Abbotts 4/2/45; [71m] crash landed after local night flight 12/5/45 with Wade Pratt, Co-pilot: Harry Wintoul, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Scott, Radio Operator: Vince Ferranco, Ball turret gunner: Bob Guidi (5WIS); Navigator: Jim Brand (Killed in Service); rest ? ; #3 engine siezed up, crash landed NW of base on Diss-Attleborough road; Salvaged n/battle damaged 12/5/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 02 October 2017
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