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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 230246
    Spot Remover
    B-17F
    H
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 30 Apr 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 May 43. Gore Field 22 May 43. Spokane 24 May 43. Geiger Field 26 May 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. Crash landing 21 Sep 43. Pilot - Keith E. Harris. Repaired. MIA Rostock 20 Feb 44. Out of fuel, crashed at Tierstrup. ALL POW.
  • 230325
    Miss Carry
    B-17F
    D
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 May 43. Gore Field 19 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Spokane 26 May 43. Portland 4 Jun 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. Paul W. Vance WIA 10 Oct 43 at Munster. 230334 collides with 230325 on mission to Frankfurt 29 Jan 44, damages props. 334 MIA, 325 returns to base. Robert J. Watson, copilot, KIA 12 Jun 44. Salvaged Greencastle, N. Ireland 2 May 45.
  • 230783
    The Stork Club
    B-17F
    M
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 26 Aug 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Jul 43. Gore Field 29 Jul 43. Cheyenne 2 Aug 43. Scott Field 9 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Severe flak damage on mission to Bremen 20 Dec 43. Two engines knocked out. Cox, McLaughlin, Shelby, Graber, Bean bail out near Wilhelmshaven. Savage WIA. Plane lands at Raydon, returns to base later. MIA Augsburg 16 Mar 44. Shot down by fighters. Wings and fuselage in flames. Blew up and crashed at Lautern-Heubach. Button, Thornberg POW, rest KIA.
  • 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.
  • 231854
    Baby Buggy
    B-17G
    L
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 9 Dec 43. Denver Mod Center 12 Dec 43. Kearney 30 Dec 43. Presque Isle 18 Feb 44. Grenier 18 Feb 44. 8th AF 20 Feb 44. Frank J. Buonocore WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. Joseph Jaffe WIA 27 May 44 at Strasbourg. John G. Apostilos WIA 29 Jul 44 at Merseburg. Richard Marmon WIA at Harburg 4 Aug 44. MIA Dusseldorf 9 Sep 44. Hit by flak, exploded during bombs away. Crashed near Hubblerath. Kump, Marcus POW, rest KIA.
  • 231971
    Twenty-One or Bust
    B-17G
    F
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 7 Jan 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 Jan 44. Great Falls 12 Jan 44. Kearney 23 Jan 44. 8th AF 4 Feb 44. Thomas J. Sutters KIA, Otto Fugett WIA 13 Apr 44 on Augsburg mission. MIA Leige 11 May 44. Hit by flak, crashed at Gilz-Rijen. Corkrean, Rutherford KIA, rest POW.
  • 237880
    Liberty Bell-E
    B-17G
    T
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 29 Sep 43. Denver Mod Center 29 Sep 43. Grand Island 24 Oct 43. 8th AF 10 Nov 43. MIA Regensburg 25 Feb 44. Shot down by fighters, engine on fire. Crashed near Poixterron. Allphin, Marion, Mize, Denton POW, rest KIA.
  • 239821
    Hey Moitle
    B-17G
    J
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 9 Sep 43. Long Beach Mod Center 10 Sep 43. 8th AF 12 Oct 43. John B. Kennedy WIA 16 Mar 44 at Augsburg. MIA Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Hit by flak, crashed near Augsburg. Gallant KIA, rest POW.
  • 239911
    Mary Lou
    B-17G
    N
    570th Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 5 Oct 43. Long Beach Mod Center 5 Oct 43. Grand Island 17 Nov 43. 8th AF 17 Nov 43. Karl Kassel WIA 29 Jan 44 at Frankfurt. MIA Berlin 8 May 44. Shot down by fighters. Crashed at Suedstedt. Baggett, Pilgrim KIA, rest POW.
  • 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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