Squadron: 748th
Tail: G
Manufacturer: Boeing
Type: G-45
INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD
Received at Glatton: March 31st 1944 from Presque Isle Army Air Field, US
Number of Missions: 4
Crash(landing): April 21st 1944
Crash/landing location: Park Farm, Hoxne, Suffolk, UK
B-17 story: Delivered to Cheyenne, US on February 10th 1944; transferred to Kearney Army Air Field, US on March 4th 1944; transferred to Presque Isle Army Air Field, US on March 11th 1944; assigned to Glatton, UK on March 31st 1944; crashed near Hoxne, UK on April 21st 1944; salvaged april 23rd 1945
Information: This B-17 crashed when the pilot tried to regain control of his B-17 after it got in violent turbulent air, probably prop wash, throwing the ship into a dive. The pilot still on instruments and in clouds, attempted a fast recovery putting such a strain on the tail section it tore off.
Information: This B-17 crashed when the pilot tried to regain control of his B-17 after it got in violent turbulent air, probably prop wash, throwing the ship into a dive. The pilot still on instruments and in clouds, attempted a fast recovery putting such a strain on the tail section it tore off.
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