“Chicken Ship”

Squadron: 749th

Tail: U

Manufacturer: Vega

Type: G-20

INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

Received at Glatton: unknown

Number of Missions:

Crash: April 9th 1944

On mission: mission no. 23 to Gdynia, Poland

Crash location: unknown

MACR: 3666

B-17 story: Delivered to Cheyenne, US on December 15th 1943; transferred to Kearney Army Air Field, US on January 1st 1944; transferred to Presque Isle Army Air Field, US on January 14th 1944; assigned to the 457BG/749BS at Glatton, UK on February 25th 1944; later assigned to the 748BS; MIA on April 9th 1944

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