Aircraft
42-5346 The Reluctant Dragon
HQreturned to the USA, 11 September 1945
- Type
- B-17F-45-BO (Boeing)
- Names
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Sources
- Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de
Flags. the two republications of the Master Log line differ; AAM text kept, b17flyingfortress.de text in log_variant
History
- 31 December 1942Assigned 414BS/97BG Biskra
- 8 February 1943Chateau-du-Rhumel
- 11 August 1943Pont-du-Fahs
- Depienne 15/8/4
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 42-5346 B-17 F 45 BO 'The Reluctant Dragon' · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-5346 B-17 F 45 BO 'The Reluctant Dragon' · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-5346 B-17 F 45 BO 'The Reluctant Dragon' · view at 15thaf.org
- 414th Bomb Squadron · view at American Air Museum in Britain
- UPL 39963 “Reluctant Dragon” B-17 crew. My Uncle Bill Nelson, standing left in back row, was pilot and flew 50 missions in Europe during WWll. Need info on any details on aircraft, missions and names of crew. Can anyone help? Larry Chambers · view at American Air Museum in Britain
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