Aircraft

42-5764

840thsalvaged or written off, 30 November 1945

Type: B-17F-15-VE (Lockheed/Vega)
Assigned to the 483rd: 31 March 1944
Sources: Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

28 December 1942Delivered Cheyenne
2 January 1943Denver
10 January 1943Salina
8 March 1943Brookley
13 April 1943Morrison
16 April 1943Assigned 97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel
1 August 1943Pont-du-Fahs
15 August 1943Depienne
20 December 1943Cerignola
31 March 1944battle damaged Innsbrook 19/12/43 Amendola 16/1/44 transferred 840BS/483BG Tortorella
22 April 1944Sterparone
30 November 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 42-5764 B-17 F 15 VE · view at 15thaf.org
301st Bomb Group · view at American Air Museum in Britain
352nd Bomb Squadron · view at American Air Museum in Britain

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