Aircraft

42-29845 Nutcracker II

816threturned to the USA

Type: B-17F-75-BO (Boeing)
Names: Nutcracker II
Sources: Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

25 February 1943Delivered Cheyenne
10 March 1943Tinker
14 July 1943Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat
6 August 1943Oudna
14 November 1943{41m} transferred 429BS/2BG Massicault
2 December 1943Bizerte
9 December 1943Amendola
28 March 194499BG Tortorella
31 March 1944{2m 99BG} 816BS/483BG Tortorella
31 March 1945Salvaged
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 3/7/45. NUTCRACKER II

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 42-29845 B-17 F 75 BO 'Nutcracker II' · view at 15thaf.org

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