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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 48206
    B-17G
    P
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 10 Jul 44. Dallas Mod Center 11 Jul 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 8 Aug 44. Hnter Field 1 Sep 44. Grenier 12 Sep 44. 8th AF 13 Sep 44. William J. Welsh WIA 24 Dec 44 at Zellhausen. William J. Jones WIA 6 Jan 45 at Kusel. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 17 Dec 45.
  • 48306
    B-17G
    H
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 5 Aug 44. Hunter Field 7 Aug 44. Dow Field 29 Aug 44. 8th AF 1 Sep 44. Left undercarriage collapsed after return from mission to Cheb, Czechoslovakia on 14 Feb 45. Salvaged.
  • 231275
    GI Wonder
    B-17G
    A
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 8 Oct 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 13 Oct 43. Grand Isle 25 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Nov 43. Melvin R. Adams WIA 29 Jul 44 at Merseburg. To U.S. and Kingman 13 Nov 45.
  • 237723
    Paydola/Johnny Walker
    B-17G
    U
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 10 Aug 43. Denver Mod Center 10 Aug 43. Redmond, Oregon 15 Aug 43. 8th AF 8 Sep 43. Andrew Wallner WIA 22 Mar 44 at Berlin. Returned to U.S. 10 Jul 45. South Plains 11 Jul 45. Declared excess 12 Jul 45. To Kingman 19 Nov 45.
  • 239926
    Yankee Doodle Dandy/Holey Joe/General Sherman/Quee
    B-17G
    B
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 9 Oct 43. Long Beach Mod Center 9 Oct 43. Grand Island 22 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Nov 43. John Oliver, Francis MacKay, Stanley Davis, Von Schlegel WIA 11 Dec 43 at Emden. Thomas Parks WIA 4 Feb 44 at Frankfurt. To U.S. 9 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45.
  • 338173
    B-17G
    R
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 5 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 6 Jul 44. Kearney 12 Jul 44. Bangor 19 Jul 44. Dow Field 20 Jul 44. 8th AF 20 Jul 44. Ansel O. Miller WIA 25 Sep 44 at Ludwigshafen. MIA Zellhausen 24 Dec 44. Hit by flak and exploded. Crashed near Wiesbaden. Garst, Burrows, Betz KIA, rest POW. Burrows killed by strafing Allied fighters.
  • 338274
    Gallopin Gremlin
    B-17G
    M
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 18 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 Jul 44. Kearney 25 Jul 44. Manchester 7 Aug 44. Assigned 8th AF 18 Aug 44. MIA Zellhausen 24 Dec 44. Hit by flak, went into flat spin and exploded. Crashed near Wiesbaden. Weishan, Clark, Carter , Samsel POW, rest KIA.
  • 338393
    B-17G
    V
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 31 Jul 44. Hunter Field 8 Aug 44. Dow Field 30 Aug 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 28 Nov 45.
  • 338643
    B-17G
    K
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 30 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 31 Aug 44. Hunter Field 19 Sep 44. Grenier 26 Sep 44. 8th AF 27 Sep 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. To U.S. 30 Aug 45. To Kingman 27 Dec 45.
  • 2102967
    The Diplomat
    B-17G
    A
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 24 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Apr 44. Kearney 7 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. John D. Davis WIA 24 Dec 44 at Zellhausen. Severe battle damage at Chemnitz 6 Feb 45. Crew bailed out near Guert, returned. Plane crashed east of Les Combes in a wheat field. Salvaged 6 Feb 45.
  • 2107010
    Gloria Ann II/Close Crop
    B-17G
    E
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 28 Jan 44. Tulsa Mod Center 27 Jan 44. Kearney 16 Feb 44. Presque Isle 29 Mar 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. Crashed at Parham one minute after takeoff on 27 Dec 44. Crew killed.
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