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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 231744
    Little Butch II
    B-17G
    A
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 9 Dec 43. Denver Mod Center 12 Dec 43. Kearney 30 Dec 43. 8th AF 6 Jan 44. First coded BI-W. Changed to BI-A when 231717 was lost. George R. Waite WIA 29 Jul 44 at Merseburg. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Crashed at Goerne. Wiegand, Bracht, Shipplett, Barker KIA, rest POW.
  • 338337
    Cloud Hopper
    B-17G
    N
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 25 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Jul 44. Hunter Field 1 Aug 44. Grenier 30 Aug 44. 8th AF 1 Sep 44. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Dreetz. Harl, Bumbalough, Rose POW, rest KIA.
  • 338600
    No Name Jive
    B-17G
    S
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 25 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 25 Aug 44. Lincoln 30 Aug 44. Manchester 6 Sep 44. Grenier 6 Sep 44. 8th AF 7 Sep 44. MIA Berlin 18 Mar 45. Hit by flak, Nr. 3 engine out. Bailed out behind Russian lines. Berryman, Dahlin, Chavet, Riley KIA, rest return from Russia.
  • 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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