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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 23472
    Shoot A Pound/The Paper Doll/The Vulture
    B-17F
    G
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 1 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 1 Jul 43. Amarillo 3 Jul 43. Denver 2 Aug 43. Gore Field 12 Aug 43. Scott Field 13 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Gus H. DeLucia WIA 9 Sep 43 at Beaumont-sur Oise. To U.S. and Altus 29 Oct 45.
  • 46480
    B-17G
    E
    568th Bomb Squadron
    PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 16 Aug 44. Hunter Field 16 Aug 44. Palm Springs 17 Aug 44. Hunter Field 20 Aug 44. Grenier 4 Sep 44. 8th AF 4 Sep 44. To 390th 28 Dec 44 from Alconbury. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Ketzin. Brown, Cardone POW, rest KIA.
  • 48013
    Chug-A-Lug
    B-17G
    P
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 11 May 44. To Dallas Mod Center 12 May 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 24 Jun 44. To 8th AF 15 Jul 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 23 Nov 45.
  • 48127
    B-17G
    G
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 15 Jun 44. Dallas Mod Center 14 Jun 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 14 Jul 44. Presque Isle 4 Aug 44. 8th AF 5 Aug 44. To U.S. 1 Nov 45. To Walnut Ridge 8 Jan 45.
  • 48225
    Hard To Get
    B-17G
    L
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 14 Jul 44. Dallas Mod Center 16 Jul 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 12 Aug 44. To Hunter Field 4 Sep 44. To Dow 10 Sep 44. 8th AF 12 Sep 44. Melbourne Tucker, waist gunner on crew 18, KIA on 20 Nov 45. MIA Neumunster 7 Apr 45. Shot down by Me-262. Crashed near Celle. All POW.
  • 48481
    B-17G
    T
    570th Bomb Squadron
    PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 27 Sep 44. Dallas Mod Center. Palm Springs 29 Sep 44. El Paso 30 Sep 44. Dallas 1 Oct 44. Hunter 23 Oct 44. Grenier 12 Nov 44. 8th AF 18 Nov 44. To 390th 8 Dec 44. To U.S. 23 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 2 Jan 46.
  • 48660
    B-17G
    L
    568th Bomb Squadron
    PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 18 Nov 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 22 Nov 44. Hunter field 9 Dec 44. Grenier 20 Dec 44. 8th AF 23 Dec 44. To 390th 27 Jan 45. Transferred to 100th BG May 45 (LD-S). To U.S. 25 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 3 Jan 46.
  • 231339
    Schifliss Skonk
    B-17G
    M
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 19 Oct 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 22 Oct 43. Grand Isle 28 Oct 43. 8th AF 9 Nov 43. Severe battle damage 6 Mar 44 (Cat-E). Salvaged 22 Mar 44.
  • 231728
    Sweetheart of Pas de Calais
    B-17G
    B
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 7 Dec 43. Denver Mod Center 11 Dec 43. Kearney 30 Dec 43. 8th AF 11 Jan 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 9 Dec 45.
  • 231732
    Paper Doll II
    B-17G
    D
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 8 Dec 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 11 Dec 43. Kearney 20 Dec 43. 8th AF 11 Jan 44. Martin Lewis WIA 27 May 44 at Strasbourg. MIA Paris 2 Jun 44. Hit by flak, Nr. 3 engine on fire, went into spin and exploded. Crashed at Maison La Fitte. Crouch, Ferguson, Tureman POW, rest KIA.
  • 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.
  • 237818
    Pub Pete/Dinah Might
    B-17G
    D
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 7 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 8 Sep 43. Grand Island 30 Sep 43. 8th AF 6 Oct 43. MIA Heuringham, France 21 Jan 44. Knocked out of formation by flak. Crashed at Heuringham. Baughar, Schwankl, Fabian, Marizzaldi KIA, rest POW.
  • 297807
    Little Butch III
    B-17G
    O
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 3 Mar 44. Denver Mod Center 4 Mar 44. Grand Island 13 Apr 44. Bangor 27 Apr 44. Grenier 29 Apr 44. 8th AF 2 May 44. Assigned to 100th BG. Transferred to 390th BG. TO U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 13 Dec 45.
  • 297846
    Belle of the Brawl
    B-17G
    F
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 16 Mar 44. Denver Mod Center 16 Mar 44. Hunter Field 16 Mar 44. Love Field 21 Apr 44. Hunter Field 30 Apr 44. Dow Field 30 Apr 44. 8th AF 5 May 44. Robert R. Rice WIA 15 Oct 44 at Cologne. Howard Brooks, radio operator, and John Cullen, waist gunner, KIA 14 Feb 45. MIA Kaiserlautern 2 Jan 45. Right wing blown off by flak. All POW.
  • 2102533
    B-17G
    F
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 13 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 14 Mar 44. MacDill 29 Mar 44. Bangor 4 Apr 44. Dow Field 4 Apr 44. 8th AF 7 Apr 44. MIA Munich 13 Jul 44. Hit by flak in bomb bay, caught fire, crashed at Notzing. All POW.
  • 2102936
    B-17G
    P
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 21 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 22 Apr 44. Kearney 16 May 44. Bangor 25 May 44. Grenier 27 May 44. 8th AF 29 May 44. Collided with 297182 26 Aug 44. Both planes exploded. Crashed near Hitchin, England. Five killed, rest survive.
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