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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 297160
    Southern Comfort
    B-17G
    M
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 3 Feb 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 4 Feb 44. Seattle 5 Feb 44. Great Falls 7 Feb 44. Kearney 9 Feb 44. Presque Isle 25 Feb 44. 8th AF 2 Mar 44. Armon Tuck WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. MIA St. Jussy, France 2 Aug 44. Hit by flak, caught fire and exploded. Crashed at Roesselaere. Roberts evades, 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.
  • 297863
    Shack Rat
    B-17G
    S
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 20 Mar 44. Tulsa Mod Center 20 Mar 44. Kearney 13 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 25 May 44. MIA Merseburg 29 Jul 44. Hit by flak, two engines out. Crashed at Bad Bibra. Norby KIA, rest POW.
  • 337868
    Gentleman Jim
    B-17G
    Y
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 44. Cheyenne Mod Cente r2 Jun 44. Kearney 9 Jun 44. Bangor 26 Jun 44. Grenier 28 Jun 44. 8th AF 28 Jun 44. To U.S. 5 Jul 45. To Kingman 1 Dec 45.
  • 338345
    Sleepy Time Gal
    B-17G
    V
    568th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 27 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 27 Jul 44. Kearney 2 Aug 44. Manchester 8 Aug 44. Grenier 9 Aug 44. Assigned 17 Aug 44. Battle damage at Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Landed at Brussels. Salvaged 6 Dec 44.
  • 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.
  • 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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