Aircraft

42-106984 Glittering Gal

Type

B-17G-35-DL (Douglas)

Names

Glittering Gal

Assigned to the 483rd

12 March 1944

Transferred

{'date': '1944-03-31', 'text': 'transferred 346BS/99BG Tortorella'}

Sources

Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

• 17 January 1944Delivered Denver
• 30 January 1944MacDill
• 12 March 1944Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone
• 31 March 1944transferred 346BS/99BG Tortorella
• 71m 5th BW HQ 8/10/44 as hack for Gen Charles Lawrence
• 4 May 1945Returned to the USA 902 BU Orlando
• 13 June 194564 BU Andrews
• 5 July 19451377 BU Grenier
• 17 July 19452114 BU Lockbourn
• Recl Comp 9/4/46. GLITTERING GAL

Dates and events from Dave Osborne's B-17 Master Log, as published by b17flyingfortress.de; wording condensed to the facts.

Photographs and loss sheets

• B-17 42-106984 B-17 G 35 DL 'Glittering Gal' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-106984 B-17 G 35 DL 'Glittering Gal' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-106984 B-17 G 35 DL 'Glittering Gal' · view at 15thaf.org
• UPL 29086 5th Bombardment Wing, 15th Airforce, CO BG Charles Lawrence & his personal "VIP" plane B-17G No. 42-106984 'Glittering Gal' · view at American Air Museum in Britain

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