Aircraft

42-29628 Mel's Mess / Mel’s Mess

840threturned to the USA, 14 May 1944

Type: B-17F-60-BO (Boeing)
Names: Mel's Mess / Mel’s Mess
Sources: Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

18 January 1943Delivered Cheyenne
28 January 1943Salina
4 February 1943Kearney
9 March 1943Memphis
17 April 1943Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin
27 April 1943Chateau-du-Rhumel
17 June 1943Ain M'Lila
31 July 1943Massicault
2 December 1943Bizerte
9 December 1943Amendola
28 March 1944{80m} transferred 99BG Tortorella
31 March 1944840BS/483BG Tortorella
14 May 1944Returned to the USA Morrison
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 23/5/45. MEL'S MESS

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 42-29628 B-17 F 60 BO 'Mel's Mess' · view at 15thaf.org
B-17 42-29628 B-17 F 60 BO 'Mel's Mess' · view at 15thaf.org

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