Aircraft

42-5825

840thsalvaged or written off, 23 June 1945

Type: B-17F-25-VE (Lockheed/Vega)
Sources: Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

28 February 1943Delivered Long Beach
29 March 1943Tinker
9 April 1943Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin
27 April 1943Chateau-du-Rhumel
17 August 1943Ain M'Lila
31 July 1943Massicault
2 December 1943Bizerte
9 December 1943Amendola
28 March 1944transferred 416BS/99BG Tortorella
31 March 1944840BS/483BG Tortorella
22 April 1944Sterparone
23 June 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 42-5825 B-17 F 25 VE · view at 15thaf.org
B-17 42-5825 B-17 F 25 VE · view at 15thaf.org
B-17 42-5825 B-17 F 25 VE · view at 15thaf.org

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