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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 46099
    B-17G
    H
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 1 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 26 May 44. 8th AF 28 May 44. Severe battle damage at Tours, France 1 Aug 44. Landed at Woodbridge. Salvaged 6 Aug 44.
  • 46121
    B-17G
    N
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 6 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 5 May 44. Hunter Field 17 May 44. Grenier 26 May 44 8th AF 28 May 44. Rex Von Bergen WIA 28 Oct 44 at Hamm. Wiliam McVIcar WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. James Carroll, Alan P. Hamlin WIA 31 Dec 44 at Hamburg. Cletus Wadlow WIA 31 Mar 45 at Zeitz. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 27 Nov 45.
  • 46833
    The Diplomat II
    B-17G
    T
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 22 Nov 44. Hunter Field 22 Nov 44. Tulsa 23 Nov 44. Hunter Field 24 Nov 44. Grenier 2 Dec 44. 8th AF 6 Dec 44. TO 390th 19 Feb 45. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 8 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.
  • 229962
    Dottie III/Green Banana
    B-17F
    J
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 17 Mar 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 Mar 43. Gore Field 19 Mar 43. Walla Walla 28 Mar 43. Selfridge 29 Apr 43. Presque Isle 4 May 43. 8th AF 7 May 43. Assigned to 96th BG. Name Rum Boogie II. Transferred to 390th BG. MIA Zeitz16 Aug 44. Hit by flak. Harms KIA, rest POW.
  • 230266
    Wild Children/Lucky Strike
    B-17F
    W
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 May 43. Gore Field 9 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 31 Jul 43. John R. Schoenig WIA 8 Oct 43 at Bremen. Crashed at Grove Farm 3 miles from base during practice mission 9 Jul 44. All KIA.
  • 230642
    Geronimo
    B-17F
    O
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 1 Jul 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 Jul 43. Gore Field 4 Jul 43. Cheyenne 5 Jul 43. Dow Field 27 Jul 43. Hit by flak, one engine out, crashed near Malmedy 19 July 44. All KIA.
  • 231321
    B-17G
    M
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 15 Oct 43. Vandalia 26 Oct 43. 8th AF 22 Dec 43. Landed in Kiev to refuel after mission to Ruhland on 21 Jun 44. On departing Poltava on 28 Jun 44, ran into weather and landed at Teheran. To Cairo on 29 Jun 44. Landed at Tripoli. Had five P-51 mechanics as passengers. To Casablanca 3 Jul 44. To England 9 Jul 44. Crash landed at Tolwyn, Wales. Hit an air raid shelter. Damaged beyond repair, salvaged. Crew safe.
  • 231603
    Belle of the Brawl
    B-17G
    N
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 22 Nov 43. Denver Mod Center 23 Nov 43. Kearney 16 Nov 43. Wilimington 31 Dec 43. Manchester 1 Jan 44. MIA La Glacerie, France 8 May 44. Hit by flak, crashed near Breuville. Vlahos, Morris POW, rest KIA.
  • 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.
  • 237902
    Hells Belles/Sure Thing
    B-17G
    K
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 8 Oct 43. Denver Mod Center 8 Oct 43. Grand Island 27 Oct 43. 8th AF 17 Nov 43. MIA Oranienburg 18 Apr 44. Hit by flak. Bomb bay and Nr. 2 engine caught fire. Crashed at Berge. All POW.
  • 239852
    Shatzi II - We Aim to Please
    B-17G
    Z
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 18 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 20 Sep 43. Scott Field 7 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Oct 43. Jack Roth WIA 13 Apr 44 at Augsburg. To U.S. 4 Jul 45. To Kingman 16 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.
  • 338328
    B-17G
    J
    569th Bomb Squadron
    PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 24 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 25 Jul 44. Kearney 31 Jul 44. Manchester 9 Aug 44. Grenier 9 Aug 44. 8th AF 11 Aug 44. To 390th 14 Sep 44. Marshall Haugen WIA 31 Dec 44 at Hamburg. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 17 Dec 45.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 338613
    Yardbird
    B-17G
    A
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 26 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Aug 44. Hunter Field 1 Sep 44. Grenier 12 Sep 44. 8th AF 12 Sep 44. To 390th 18 Feb 45. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45.
  • 338663
    The Great McGinty
    B-17G
    M
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 31 Aug 44. Lincoln 2 Sep 44. Grenier 18 Sep 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. Vincent L. Johnson, E.D. Phillipson WIA 14 Jan 44 at Derben. Louis C. Antrim WIA 18 Mar 45 at Berlin. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 8 Dec 45.
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