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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 339013
    Smiling Jack
    B-17G
    H
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 26 Sep 44. Hunter Field 6 Nov 44. Grenier 14 Nov 44. 8th AF 18 Nov 44. To 390th 2 Jan 45. Jack J. Wangelin (pilot), KIA, John R. Matthews (co-pilot), WIA, 23 Jan 45 at Neuss. To U.S. 1 Jul 45. To Kingman 10 Dec 45.
  • 339023
    My Bonnie/Maiden Prayer/Starduster
    B-17G
    K
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 9 Nov 44. Lincoln 10 Nov 44. Grenier 2 Dec 44. 8th AF 5 Dec 44. To 390th 15 Jan 45. To U.S. 30 Jan 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45.
  • 339124
    Chapel in the Sky
    B-17G
    E
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 7 Dec 44. Lincoln 9 Dec 44. Grenier 15 Dec 44. 8th AF 16 Dec 44. To 390th 16 Jan 45. Collided on perimeter track with 338196 17 May 45. Salvaged.
  • 2102677
    Bob Tail Battler/Mississippi Mission
    B-17G
    R
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 25 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Mar 44. Billings 3 May 44. Cheyenne 4 May 44. Kearney 12 May 44. Bangor 23 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. Sterling Stamps WIA 13 Jul 44 at Munich. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Garlitz. Robinson, O'Neil, Lash, Hardy, Marshall POW, rest KIA.
  • 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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