Aircraft

42-5403

816thsalvaged or written off, 30 March 1945

Type: B-17F-50-BO (Boeing)
Sources: Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

2 December 1942Delivered Cheyenne
17 December 1942New Castle
14 January 1943Assigned 352BS/301BG Biskra
17 January 1943Ain M'Lila
6 March 1943St Donat
6 August 1943Oudna
10 November 1943{72m} transferred 20BS/2BG Massicault
2 December 1943Bizerte
9 December 1943Amendola
28 March 1944347BS/99BG Tortorella
31 March 1944{2m} 816BS/483BG Tortorella
30 March 1945Salvaged

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 42-5403 B-17 F 50 BO · view at 15thaf.org

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