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  • Serial
    Name
    Model
    A/C
    Squadron
    History
  • 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.
  • 337519
    De Joker
    B-17G
    J
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 26 Apr 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 28 Apr 44. Great Falls 28 Apr 44. Cheyenne 30 Apr 44. Kearney 9 May 44. Bangor 20 May 44. Dow Field 21 May 44. 8th AF 24 May 44. Battle damage on 4 Aug 44 FRANTIC mission. Nr. 3 engine shot out. Repaired and returned to base via Cairo and Benghazi 28 Aug 44. Also assigned to 568th BS. MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Hit by flak and exploded. Crashed at Zwickau. Booth, Davidson, Jackson, Walsh KIA, rest POW.
  • 337555
    The Jeannie Bee
    B-17G
    G
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 25 May 44. 8th AF 27 May 44. George Coker WIA 10 Nov 44 at Wiesbaden. Battle damage at Frankfurt on 5 Jan 45. Crash landed at Stanay, France in a cabbage field. John E. Mitchell crew. Salvaged 11 Jan 45.
  • 337564
    Little Moron
    B-17G
    O
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 2 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 24 May 44. 8th AF 26 May 44. MIA Berlin 18 Mar 45. Hit by flak, Nr. 1 engine smoking. Crashed near Dreilingen, all 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.
  • 338375
    Kwitcherbitchin/The Hellion
    B-17G
    S
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 28 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Jul 44. Kearney 4 Aug 44. Manchester 14 Aug 44. Grenier 15 Aug 44. Assigned 5 Sep 44. William B. Johnston, Harold Mansfield WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 18 Nov 44.
  • 338390
    B-17G
    E
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAFf 30 Jul 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 30 Jul 44. Hunter Field 5 Aug 44. Grenier 30 Aug 44. Assigned 11 Sept 44. Also assigned to 569th BS (CC-X). To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 18 Dec 45.
  • 2102673
    Good Old Yank/Preferred Risk
    B-17G
    B
    571st Bomb Squadron
    Accepted by USAAF 25 Mar 44. Cheyenne Mod Cetner 27 Mar 44. Hunter Field 16 Apr 44. Dow Field 2 May 44. 8th AF 3 May 44. Russell Malinsky WIA 6 Jan 45 at Kusel. MIA Derben 14 Jan 45. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Goerne. Klemenok, Katzman, Battleson, Huber POW, rest KIA.
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