Aircraft
42-106990
816thlost or wrecked with the 483rd, no report located, 13 March 1944
- Type
- B-17G-35-DL (Douglas)
- Assigned to the 483rd
- 13 March 1944
- Sources
- Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de
Flags. the two republications of the Master Log line differ; AAM text kept, b17flyingfortress.de text in log_variant loss or accident during 483rd service known from the Master Log (no report cited); no Association sheet
History
- 19 January 1944Delivered Denver
- 29 January 1944MacDill
- 10 February 1944Grenier
- 13 March 1944Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone, but ditched Atlantic en route with Rich Coombs
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 42-106990 B-17 G 35 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-106990 B-17 G 35 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-106990 B-17 G 35 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-106990 B-17 G 35 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-106990 B-17 G 35 DL · view at 15thaf.org
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