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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 230266
    Wild Children/Lucky Strike
    B-17F
    W
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 May 43. Gore Field 9 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 31 Jul 43. John R. Schoenig WIA 8 Oct 43 at Bremen. Crashed at Grove Farm 3 miles from base during practice mission 9 Jul 44. All KIA.
  • 230292
    Pulsatin Polly
    B-17F
    Q
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 6 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 May 43. Gore Field 10 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 8 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, Nr. 4 engine fire, went down under control circled by enemy fighters. Crashed at Quelkhorn. Helms, Martin, Lambert, Smith POW, rest KIA.
  • 230455
    Schifless Skonk
    B-17F
    R
    569th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 2 Jun 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 Jun 43. Kearney 14 Jun 43. Dalhart 27 Jun 43. Grand Isle 26 Jun 43. 8th AF 5 Aug 43. MIA on mission to Rjukan, Norway 16 Nov 43. Caught fire and crashed in North Sea. All KIA.
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