Aircraft

42-5230

returned to the USA, 3 July 1945

Type: B-17F-40-BO (Boeing)
Sources: b17flyingfortress.de

Flags. not on the Association aircraft pages; known from the databases

History

15 October 1942Delivered Denver
18 November 1942West Palm Beach
31 January 1943Morrison
19 April 1943Assigned 342BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel
1 August 1943Pont-du-Fahs
15 August 1943Depienne
14 November 1943transferred 347BS/99BG Oudna
11 December 1943Tortorella
3 July 1945{36m} 483BG Tortorella 31/3/44, Returned to the USA Tinker
12 July 1945Salvaged Arledge
27 November 1945Recl Comp

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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