Aircraft

42-5782 High Tension

salvaged or written off

Type: B-17F-20-VE (Lockheed/Vega)
Names: High Tension
Sources: b17flyingfortress.de

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

History

20 January 1943Delivered Long Beach
28 January 1943Salina
27 February 1943Tinker
31 March 1943Morrison
8 April 1943Assigned 429BS/2BG Navarin, Alg
27 April 1943Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg
17 June 1943Ain M’Lila, Alg
31 July 1943Massicault, Tun
2 December 1943Bizerte, Tun
9 December 1943Amendola, It
transferred 483BG Tortorella, It 2/44
Salvaged {24m} 21/7/45 at 5BW HQ. HIGH TENSION

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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