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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 46007
    Lucky
    B-17G
    M
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 5 Apr 44. Tulsa Mod Center 4 Apr 44. Hunter Field 17 Apr 44. Houston 18 Apr 44. Jacksonville 20 Apr 44. Dow Field 30 Apr 44. 8th AF 3 May 44. Battle damage 8 Sep 44 at Mainz. Two engines out, landed in France. Edgar W. Moody crew. Coded FC-M after aircraft was repaired and returned to base. While in France, 338515 was coded FC-K. 007 changed to FC-M after loss of 297821. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 19 Dec 45.
  • 48319
    B-17G
    L
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 10 Aug 44. Kearney 11 Aug 44. Long Beach 12 Aug 44. Lincoln 17 Aug 44. Manchester 1 Sep 44. Grenier 3 Sep 44. 8th AF 3 Sep 44. MIA Friedburg 4 Dec 44. Hit by flak, engine on fire, exploded. Crashed near Simmers. Massa, Napier, Cederlind KIA, rest POW.
  • 337519
    De Joker
    B-17G
    J
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 26 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Apr 44. Great Falls 28 Apr 44. Cheyenne 30 Apr 44. Kearney 9 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 24 May 44. Battle damage on 4 Aug 44 FRANTIC mission. Nr. 3 engine shot out. Repaired and returned to base via Cairo and Benghazi 28 Aug 44. Also assigned to 568th BS. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Hit by flak and exploded. Crashed at Zwickau. Booth, Davidson, Jackson, Walsh KIA, rest POW.
  • 337555
    The Jeannie Bee
    B-17G
    G
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 25 May 44. 8th AF 27 May 44. George Coker WIA 10 Nov 44 at Wiesbaden. Battle damage at Frankfurt on 5 Jan 45. Crash landed at Stanay, France in a cabbage field. John E. Mitchell crew. Salvaged 11 Jan 45.
  • 337564
    Little Moron
    B-17G
    O
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. MIA Berlin 18 Mar 45. Hit by flak, Nr. 1 engine smoking. Crashed near Dreilingen, all POW.
  • 337868
    Gentleman Jim
    B-17G
    Y
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 44. Cheyenne Mod Cente r2 Jun 44. Kearney 9 Jun 44. Bangor 26 Jun 44. Grenier 28 Jun 44. 8th AF 28 Jun 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 1 Dec 45.
  • 338375
    Kwitcherbitchin/The Hellion
    B-17G
    S
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 28 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Jul 44. Kearney 4 Aug 44. Manchester 14 Aug 44. Grenier 15 Aug 44. Assigned 5 Sep 44. William B. Johnston, Harold Mansfield WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Nov 44.
  • 338390
    B-17G
    E
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAFf 30 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 Jul 44. Hunter Field 5 Aug 44. Grenier 30 Aug 44. Assigned 11 Sept 44. Also assigned to 569th BS (CC-X). To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45.
  • 338515
    Miss You
    B-17G
    K
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 15 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 15 Aug 44. Lincoln 20 Aug 44. Grenier 10 Sep 44. 8th AF 12 Sep 44. Crash landed at A-82 after mission to Frankfurt 5 Jan 45. Salvaged.
  • 338665
    B-17G
    Z
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 44. Hunter Field 2 Sep 44. Grenier 15 Sep 44. 8th AF 18 Sep 44. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Bartschendorf. Melvin Johnson POW, rest KIA.
  • 338769
    B-17G
    Q
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 18 Sep 44. Lincoln 19 Sep 44. Grenier 16 Oct 44. 8th AF 16 Nov 44. To 390th 18 Jan 45. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 12 Jan 45.
  • 339134
    Lovable Lass
    B-17G
    L
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 9 Dec 44. Hunter Field 10 Dec 44. Dow Field 21 Dec 44. 8th AF 21 Dec 44. G. M. Gunnoe WIA 20 Feb 45 at Nurnberg. To U.S. 30 Jan 45. To Kingman 29 Nov 45.
  • 2102673
    Good Old Yank/Preferred Risk
    B-17G
    B
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 25 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Cetner 27 Mar 44. Hunter Field 16 Apr 44. Dow Field 2 May 44. 8th AF 3 May 44. Russell Malinsky WIA 6 Jan 45 at Kusel. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Goerne. Klemenok, Katzman, Battleson, Huber POW, rest KIA.
  • 2102972
    Boston Blackie/Heavenly Cent
    B-17G
    F
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 25 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Apr 44. Kearney 6 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. MIA Seelze 14 Mar 45. Hit in tail assembly by 337831. Crashed at Bilhausen, 18 km North of Gottingen. All KIA.
  • 2107176
    The Univited Missionaires
    B-17G
    C
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 15 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 15 Mar 44. Kearneuy 2 Apr 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Grenier 6 Apr 44. 8th AF 9 Apr 44. Feathered one engine during assembly for mission to Mannheim 21 Jan 45. Ditched in English Channel. All KIA.
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