Aircraft
42-32065 El Diablo
lost with another unit after transfer, 16 April 1944
- Type
- B-17G-35-BO (Boeing)
- Names
- El Diablo
- Assigned to the 483rd
- 14 March 1944
- Transferred
- {'date': '1944-03-31', 'text': 'transferred 346BS/99BG Tortorella'}
- Sources
- b17flyingfortress.de
Flags. Master Log names squadron 346th, which the 483rd never had (typo in the log) lost after transfer; the Master Log cites MACR 4076 (another units report, not downloaded unless listed in macr_overrides.csv) not on the Association aircraft pages; known from the databases
History
- 20 January 1944Delivered Cheyenne
- 5 February 1944MacDill
- 12 March 1944Morrison
- 14 March 1944Assigned 346BS/483BG Tortorella
- 31 March 1944transferred 346BS/99BG Tortorella
- Missing in Action {7m} Belgrade 16/4/44 with Bill Headrick, Corley, Korth, Hildebrandt, Ergle, Swanson, Scott, Koehler (8 Killed in Action)
- Neri, Cresser (2 Prisoner of War)
- flak, crashed Belgrade
- Missing Air Crew Report 4076. EL DIABLO
Dates and events from Dave Osborne's B-17 Master Log, as published by b17flyingfortress.de; wording condensed to the facts.
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