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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 48323
    Blonde Bombshell
    B-17G
    N
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 11 Aug 44. Kearney 11 Aug 44. Palm Springs 12 Aug 44. Ogden 13 Aug 44. Bangor 20 Aug 44. Grenier 21 Aug 44. To 390th 5 Sept 44. MIA Morscheid Bridge, Germany 25 Dec 44. Flak hit in Nr. 4 engine, spun and crashed at Bitburg. Wrubleski, Lee, Steen, Roberts, Skindingsrude, DeOrsay KIA, rest POW.
  • 297130
    The Avenger
    B-17G
    Q
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 31 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 Feb 44. Great Falls 2 Feb 44. Alexandria 9 Feb 44. Tucson 20 Feb 44. Alexandria 20 Feb 44. Presque Isle 2 Mar 44. Grenier 4 Mar 44. 8th AF 6 Mar 44. Assigned to 452nd BG. Transferred to 390th BG. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Hit by flak, Nr. 3 engine caught fire, plane left the formation and exploded. Crashed near Luedenscheid. All POW.
  • 297407
    Asterisk
    B-17G
    V
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 28 Feb 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Feb 44. Great Falls 1 Mar 44. Kearney 12 Mar 44. Presque Isle 1 Apr 44. 8th AF 6 Apr 44. Assigned to 95th BG. Transferred to 390th BG 10 June 44. Everett Fitchlee WIA 19 Oct 44 at Mannheim. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Collision with 48080. Crashed at Flur Oberklobikau. Davis, D'Inzillo, Peterson, Bjorkstrom, Goodwin KIA, rest POW.
  • 338470
    Raincheck
    B-17G
    K
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 9 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 Aug 44. Lincoln 15 Aug 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Saep 44. John J. Ashodian WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. Also assigned to 570th BS (DI-H). To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 14 Dec 45.
  • 338472
    Baby Buggy II
    B-17G
    F
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 9 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 10 Aug 44. Lincoln 18 Aug 44. Grenier 2 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 26 Nov 45. Dave Klingensmmith found a panel from this plane at Kingman and donated it to the 390th Memorial Museum in 1995, where it is now on display.
  • 338521
    B-17G
    K
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 15 Aug 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Aug 44. Hunter Field 22 Aug 44. Grenier 4 Sep 44. Assigned 11 Sep 44. Clyde Petre WIA 24 Dec 44 at Zellhausen. Collision with 337565 on Dresden mission 2 Mar 45. Returned to base. To U.S. 13 Jul 45. To Kingman 30 Dec 45.
  • 339058
    B-17G
    N
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 18 Nov 44. Hunter Field 19 Nov 44. Grenier 2 Dec 44. 8th AF 3 Dec 44. To 390th 1 Jan 45. MIA Dresden 2 Mar 45. Crashed near Leitmeritz, crew safe behind Russian lines, returned.
  • 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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