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The fate of this B-17 is not known. In other sources this B-17 is assigned to the 100th BG. The photo shows however clearly that this is not true.

Delivered Tulsa 12/3/44; Roswell 29/4/44; 3030 BU Roswell 2/6/44; slated 379BG, 3010 BU Williams 20/1/45; 3020 BU La Junta 30/4/45; 2114 BU Lockbourn 25/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

Delivered Denver 12/3/44; Gulfport 19/4/44; with Bill Richardson force landed base 18/2/45; 328 BU Gulfport 31/3/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 18/7/45; 327 BU Drew 28/8/45; 330 BU Dyersburg 4/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/11/45.

Delivered to Cheyenne 26 February 1944; Kearney 16 March 1944; Grenier 26 March 1944; Assigned to the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group [SU-L] Grafton Underwood on 27 March 1944; Missing in Action on a mission to Stettin, 13 May 1944 with Tom Rex Francis (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Maurice S. Mahoney, Navigator: Herbert Polansky, Bombardier: Raymond Edward Bowkley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Allen Francis Brannigan, Radio Operator: Otto William Barnum, Ball turret gunner: William John Joseph Fiory, Waist gunner: Joseph Anthony Palladino,Tail gunner: Joseph Petrillo, Wilbur Godfrey Zordel (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set wings on fire, crashed at Drosedow, a mile Northwest of Loitz, near Tutrow Airfield, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 4813.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/45; Hunter 3/3/45; Grenier 26/3/45; Assigned PFF 526BS/379BG [LF-D] Kimbolton 12/4/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45.

The Fate of this B-17 Flying Fortress is unknown.

Delivered Hunter 7/10/44; Dow Fd 18/10/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 20/10/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45.

Delivered Lincoln 3/10/44; Grenier 19/10/44; Assigned 482BG H2X Alconbury 20/10/44; transferred 452BG Deopham Green 21/10/44; 349BS/100BG [XR-R] Thorpe Abbotts 23/10/44; battle damaged Frankfurt 29/12/44 with John Furrer, J.R. Fegans, Howard Bobb, L.D. Guthrie, Paul Miller (5 Returned to Duty); Jim Young, John Peters, Jim McElrath (3 Prisoner of War); Bob Garrison (Killed in Action); force landed continent, but eventually repaired & ret UK; Missing Air Crew Report 11345; landing accident with Ron Lebo 19/4/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; Sth Plains 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45. LASSIE COME HOME.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/45; Hunter 3/3/45; Grenier 17/3/45; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-K] Thorpe Abbotts 30/3/45; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46.

Delivered Middleton AD 9/7/42; Bolling 28/7/42; Westover 3/10/42; Assigned 15PRS/3PRG Membury, UK 7/9/42; Steeple Morden, UK 27/10/42; transferred 12AF La Senia, Alg. 6/12/42; Algiers 25/12/42; Le Kroub, Alg. 5/6/43; La Marsa, Tun. 28/6/43; Grottaglie, It. 4/10/43; Bari 28/12/43; Salvaged 1/5/44.

Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-E] Bangor 2-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 1-Oct-42; transferred 324BS [DF-E]; Missing in Action Romilly-sur-Seine 11m 20-Dec-42 (9-man crew) 8KIA 1 POW MACR 5381.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/44; Hunter 13/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-P] Horham 11/9/44; with J.P. O’Toole force landed C-15 unknown base on continent 25/2/45; 63m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/45; Hunter 3/3/45; Grenier 22/3/45; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-R] Thorpe Abbotts 6/4/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 26/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/43; Gore 28/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Tinker 19/6/43; Casper 28/6/43; Kearney 30/6/43; Eglin 6/7/43; Dow Fd 9/7/43; Assigned 12AF 10/7/43; in taxi accident RAF St Eval, Cornwall, UK, with Kurt Richter 14/8/43 when preparing to fly to North Africa; Con Invm 8/7/44.

Delivered Hunter 24/11/44; Dow Fd 8/12/44; slated 8AF 11/12/44; transferred 4121 BU Kelly 17/1/45; re-ass 2ER Kadena, Japan 18/1/45; 3168 VB Kanoya 18/6/45; 13 AR Tachikawa 3/6/48; 3168 VB Kadena 5/6/48; 13 AR Jama 13/7/48; 13 AR Itami 8/10/48; Recl Comp 2/3/49.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/45; Hunter 27/6/45; WCW San Francisco 16/7/45; re-ass 30/4/47; 24 HBS Harmon 1/1/48; 13 ARE Sq Jama 26/3/49; Recl Comp 6/12/49.

Delivered Louisville 15/3/45; Topeka 21/3/45; Grenier 1/4/45; Assigned 351BS/100BG 23/4/45; Bradley 3/7/45; Sth Plains 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45.

Delivered: Cheyenne 18/1/43; Assigned: 366BS/305BG [KY-A] Morrison 5/3/43; Chelveston 26/4/43; Transferred: 533BS/381BG [VP-U] Ridgewell 22/8/43; tran 305BG Polebrook 22/8/43; then 524BS/379BG Kimbolton 26/8/43; {24m} Returned to US: Tinker 6/6/44; Patterson 15/2/45; Scrapped: Altus 4/9/45.

Delivered Dyersburg 2/4/44; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 17/12/45.

Delivered Dyersburg 2/4/44; 330 BU Dyersburg 1/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45.