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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 46097
    Cocaine Bill
    B-17G
    D
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 1 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Grenierr 21 May 44. 8th AF 22 May 44. Glen E. Mills WIA 5 Jun 44 at Boulogne. Robert Parlier WIA 29 Jun 44 at Bohlen. Donald C. Simpson, crew 17, KIA 7 Aug 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 17 Dec 45.
  • 231229
    Bad Egg
    B-17G
    S
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 30 Sep 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Oct 43. Grand Isle 26 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. Caught fire from explosion of 297871 on Dusseldorf mission on 9 Sep 44. Flew two hours on one engine, landed at A-22, France. Salvaged 14 Nov 44.
  • 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.
  • 231974
    Bomboogie
    B-17G
    G
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 7 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jan 44. Great Falls 12 Jan 44. Memphis 23 Jan 44. Savannah 24 Jan 44. 8th AF 4 Feb 44. Returned to U.S. 3 Jul 45. Romulus 4 Jul 45. Love Field 5 Jul 45. South Plains 6 Jul 45. Declared excess 23 Oct 45. To Kingman 30 Nov 45.
  • 297849
    Liberty Belle
    B-17G
    O
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 16 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 16 Mar 44. Kearney 9 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. James L. Decker WIA 9 Sep 44 at Dusseldorf. Antoine Mercier WIA at Cheb 14 Feb 45. Howard K. Brooks, radio operator, and John W. Cullen, waist gunner, both assigned to crew 64, were KIA 14 Feb 45. Salvaged 18 Feb 45.
  • 297871
    Bundles of Trouble
    B-17G
    P
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 22 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 22 Mar 44. Hunter Field 12 May 44. Dow Field 22 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Flak hit in loaded bomb bay. Plane exploded. Crashed at Hubbelrath. All KIA.
  • 297957
    B-17G
    H
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 15 Apr 44. Denver Mod Center 15 Apr 44. Hunter Field 18 May 44. Grenier 27 May 44. Dow Field 27 May 44. 8th AF 29 May 44. Low on fuel on mission to Munich 12 Jul 44. To Switzerland prior to bombs away. Salvaged in Switzerland by 9th AF team 12 Oct 45. Kahn, Moore escape, return.
  • 2102594
    B-17G
    F
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 18 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 20 Mar 44. Kearney 5 Apr 44. Bangor 13 Apr 44. Grenier 14 Apr 44. 8th AF 19 Apr 44. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Hit by flak, engine on fire, spun in. Yandell, Marshall, Hayes, Ballard, Kuscek POW, rest KIA.
  • 2107041
    Misbehavin
    B-17G
    M
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 5 Feb 44. Tulsa Mod Center 5 Feb 44. Hunter Field 11 Feb 44. Memphis 14 Feb 44. Hunter Field 27 Feb 44. Presque Isle 28 Feb 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Direct flak hit, exploded. Crashed near Rammerode. Standard, Hudson, Hartman, Zabel POW, rest KIA.
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