Aircraft

42-32039 Rabid Rabbit / Rapid rabbit

Type

B-17G-35-BO (Boeing)

Names

Rabid Rabbit / Rapid rabbit

Assigned to the 483rd

14 March 1944

Transferred

{'date': '1944-03-31', 'text': '416BS/99BG Tortorella'}

Sources

Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

• 18 January 1944Delivered Cheyenne
• 5 February 1944MacDill
• 10 March 1944Morrison
• Assigned 561BS/388BG 13/3/44 SHOO SHOO BABY
• 14 March 1944transferred 815BS/483BG Tortorella
• 31 March 1944416BS/99BG Tortorella
• 26 November 194470m to depot
• 2 April 1945Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison
• Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14/12/45. RABID RABBIT

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 42-32039 B-17 G 35 BO 'Rabid Rabbit' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-32039 B-17 G 35 BO 'Rabid Rabbit' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-32039 B-17 G 35 BO 'Rabid Rabbit' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-32039 B-17 G 35 BO 'Rabid Rabbit' · view at 15thaf.org
• UPL 43576 B-17G 42-32039 Rabid Rabbit with 99th BG crew of Lt Wm Jasper Brake. · view at American Air Museum in Britain
• B-17G 42-32039 99th BG crewman · view at American Air Museum in Britain
• B-17G 42-32039 99th BG Rabid Rabbit · view at American Air Museum in Britain

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