Aircraft
44-83456
815threturned to the USA, 29 September 1945
- Type
- B-17G-80-DL (Douglas)
- Assigned to the 483rd
- 11 April 1945
- Sources
- Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de
History
- 8 March 1945Delivered Topeka
- 27 March 1945Grenier
- 11 April 1945slated 8AF, transferred 483BG Sterparone (Givia, It)
- 29 September 1945Returned to the USA Morrison
- 14 December 1945Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge
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 44-83456 B-17 G 80 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-83456 B-17 G 80 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-83456 B-17 G 80 DL · view at 15thaf.org
- B-17 44-83456 B-17 G 80 DL · view at 15thaf.org
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