“43 – 38812”

Squadron: 749th

Tail: U

Manufacturer: Boeing

Type: G-95

Received at Glatton: October 17th 1944 from Grenier Army Air Field, US

Number of Missions: 6

Crash: December 23rd 1944

Location: Just outside of Great Rollright, UK

B-17  story: Delivered to Lincoln, US on September 25th 1944; transferred to Grenier Army Air Field, US on October 11th 1944; assigned to transferred to the 457BG at Glatton, UK on October 17th 1944; crashed near Great Rollright, UK on December 23rd 1944; salvaged December 26th 1944

Information: This B-17 and crew got stuck on Portreath (diversion field) due to bad weather. When she was cleared to return to Glatton the crew got lost and the plane crashed killing all but one crewmember

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