Aircraft
42-97911
817thlost or wrecked with the 483rd, no report located, 31 January 1945
- Type
- B-17G-35-VE (Lockheed/Vega)
- Assigned to the 483rd
- 13 July 1944
- Loss
- Association record · mission 152, 31 January 1945
- Sources
- Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de
Loss and incident records
- Association record · 31 January 1945 · mission 152, 31 January 1945
Incidents
- 31 January 1945 · mission 152, 31 January 1945 · no Missing Air Crew Report located in the catalog for this aircraft; loss or incident known only from the Association aircraft page (sheets: Vienna, Austria)
History
- 3 April 1944Delivered Tulsa
- 29 June 1944Kearney
- 12 July 1944Grenier
- 13 July 1944Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone
- ret from Moosbeirbaum, Aus 31/1/45 with George Carenbauer, Lundstrom, Oie, Wiker, Dragoo, (rest ?)
- 500lb bomb exploded on landing, the concussion killed WG Cesarz
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 42-97911 B-17 G 35 VE · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-97911 B-17 G 35 VE · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 42-97911 B-17 G 35 VE · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 42-97911, mission 152 Vienna, Austria · 31 January 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
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