Aircraft
44-6288
840thlost or wrecked with the 483rd, no report located, 2 February 1945
- Type
- B-17G-50-DL (Douglas)
- Assigned to the 483rd
- 14 July 1944
- Sources
- Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de
Flags. loss or accident during 483rd service known from the Master Log (no report cited); no Association sheet
History
- 27 June 1944Delivered Kearney
- 9 July 1944Grenier
- 14 July 1944Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone
- 2 February 1945slight mid air collision with 42-106999 with George Butts
- Salvaged
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 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-6288 B-17 G 50 DL · view at 15thaf.org
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