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B-17 Makes & Serial Numbers 1936 -
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from Salt Lake City to McClellan Fi
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AN518 and Returned to USAAF Sept 26
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Air Museum to acquire the aircraft.
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3, 1942. 2429 (7th BG, 88th RS) arr
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16, 1942. 2460 arrive ex-Africa Rou
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Feb 19, 1942 2502 (7th BG) wrecked
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2603 w/o at Lockbourne AAB, OH Jan
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- Page 23 and 24: salvaged Mar 15, 1943, Oran. 24344
- Page 25 and 26: 24392 (97th BG) damaged in Oct 21,
- Page 27 and 28: 24434 sold on civilian market as N6
- Page 29 and 30: to USA late 1943. 24456 never flew
- Page 31 and 32: crashed into North Sea W of Amrum,
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- Page 37 and 38: 24580 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Hell Ca
- Page 39 and 40: 1923 24620 (303rd BG, 360th BS, "Sn
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- Page 45 and 46: Otto Bach in Fw 190A-4 of JG 1/5 an
- Page 47 and 48: near Muenster, Germany Nov 4, 1945
- Page 49 and 50: of JG 1/1 at Waldenrath, Germany Oc
- Page 51 and 52: at Ghedi, Italy. MACR 676. 2 KIA, 7
- Page 53 and 54: MACR 96 3282 (95th BG, 334th BS) lo
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- Page 57 and 58: at Vorwalde, Germany Dec 22, 1943.
- Page 59 and 60: 10, 1943. MACR 859. 9 KIA, 1 POW. 3
- Page 61 and 62: at Clermont, France Sep 6, 1943 on
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- Page 65 and 66: 2 evaded. 3541 (96th BG, 339th BS,
- Page 67: 7 rescued. 5052 (303rd BG, 358th BS
- Page 71 and 72: Surveyed Wendover AAF 1943 MACR 154
- Page 73 and 74: 31, 1945 MACR 15304 5211 to RFC Sea
- Page 75 and 76: over UK Mar 1, 1943. 5252 to RFC Se
- Page 77 and 78: 2, 1945 City AAF, IA 25, 1945 MACR
- Page 79 and 80: "Old Faithful") lost Jan 11, 1944.
- Page 81 and 82: to 2nd BG, 429th BS) shot down by U
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- Page 85 and 86: Condemned salvage Jan 6, 1946 5738
- Page 87 and 88: MACR 15635 5780 condemned MIA May 1
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- Page 95 and 96: 1943 5903 (390th BG, 571st BS, *Asc
- Page 97 and 98: 5935 to CL-26 Pratt AAF Jun 14, 194
- Page 99 and 100: 5993 to CL-26 Dyersburg AAF Mar 22,
- Page 101 and 102: 29, 1947 6043 to RFC Altus Sep 24,
- Page 103 and 104: 6096 (351st BG, 511th BS, "Onda Bal
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- Page 109 and 110: MACR 252 29554 to Royal Aircraft Es
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- Page 113 and 114: MACR 16291 MACR 15555 29660 (306th
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Grettstadt, Germany Oct 14, 1943. 9
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explosion of B-17 42-29685. 29809 (
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9 KIA, 1 POW. 29856 (483rd BG, 815t
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MACR 1758 Dec 22, 1943. Salvaged De
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with cameras added and all bombing
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2 KIA 8 POW 29957 (94th BG, 410th B
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y Uffz Hermann Bolten in Me 410A-1
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Amelsburen, Germany Oct 10, 1943 on
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30045 (95th BG, 334th BS, "Fight'n-
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O'Twill*) shot down by Obfw. Anton-
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30123 (96th BG, 338th BS) lost Feb
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crash landed at St Omer, France due
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MACR 401. Crashed in Belgium, 1 KIA
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shot down by fighter near Chartres,
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30225 (388th BG, 560nd BS) lost Jul
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MACR 778. 5 killed, 5 rescued. 3026
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out and a third on fire, crew baile
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crashed at Villaputzu, Sardinia Nov
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een killed during the fighter attac
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30386 (305th BG, 364th BS) lost Jan
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MACR 4437 30434 (390th BG, 570th BS
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lost Sep 10, 1944. MACR 9578. Crash
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Niedergrundau, Germany Oct 4, 1943.
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30711 (92nd BG, 407th BS) lost Jan
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1944 1943 1944 30740 to RFC at Albu
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30788 (100th BG, 350th BS) lost Feb
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30814 (305th BG, 366th BS, "Round T
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1 evaded. Both MACRs wrongly identi
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30891 crashed Jun 13, 1944 Crown Po
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Klushausen, Germany on mission to S
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River Seser at Vegesack, Germany De
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Kimbolton, UK Dec 28, 1943. At leas
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31154 (447th BG, 708th BS) lost Nov
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Jun 28, 1944 Sack") 31201 (97th BG)
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31241 (303 BG, 427th BS, "Spirit of
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Halberstadt, Brunde, Wernegerode, M
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31369 (401st BG, 614th BS) lost Aug
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Germany. MACR 2757 31412 (100th BG,
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31467 (401st BG, 613th BS) lost Mar
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31511 (401st BG, 612nd BS) lost Apr
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MACR 4881 31550 (381st BG, 533rd BS
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MACR 11127 31598 (385th BG, 551st B
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31642 (99th BG, 347th BS) shot down
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MACR 2878 31694 (351st BG) crashlan
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from service. Mar 23, 1944. MACR 35
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MACR 4623 31795 (463rd BG, 774th BS
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Aug 7, 1944. MACR 11976 31887 (95th
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shuttle mission Jun 21, 1944. 31975
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MACR 11247 32027 (303rd BG, 427th B
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and back to Danish AF Oct 24, 1952.
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32110 (99th BG, 416th BS) damaged o
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Poppenwier and Raerd, Netherlands D
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Kempf of JG26/11 at Zuidwolde, Neth
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MACR 4853 c/n 8590/8679 37804 (94th
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42-30317, severely damaged and ball
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fighter Jan 29, 1944 Mannheim, Germ
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37962 (381st BG, 532nd BS, "Betty L
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MACR 3677 at Jagel by P-51s. 38019
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Munich. Crew bailed out over Englis
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near Hannover Mar 6, 1944. MACR 290
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38162 (401st BG, 614th BS) lost Apr
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39761 (351st BG, 511st BS) shot dow
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and crashlanded at Froid-Chapelle,
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due to icing, caught fire, and 20 m
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Willemstad, Netherlands Nov 11, 194
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MACR 5480 39888 to RFC at Kingman,
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Jul 7, 1944 MACR 2197 and fighters
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that exploded on Feb 9, 1945. 39975
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40012 lost in ferry across Atlantic
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Allison engines. Because of urgency
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MACR 3932 97084 (381st BG, 534th BS
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flight. All 8 crew killed. Freeman
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May 24, 1944. Tail gunner bailed ou
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97219 (388th BG, 560th BS) lost Sep
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shot down over Pilzen, Czechoslovak
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MACR 13265 97325 (351st BG) collide
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97399 (398th BG, 600th BS) lost Aug
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97466 (305th BG, 366th BS) lost Mar
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escaped. 97505 (381st BG, ex 306 BS
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All 9 crew KIA. 97559 (385th BG, 54
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lost Apr 13, 1944. MACR 3770 97619
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MACR 5624. MACR 9526 preparation fo
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MACR 7813 97830 (390th BG, 571st BS
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1945. 97883 (100th BG, 349th BS) lo
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97956 (91st BG, 323rd BS) lost Nov
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98022 to RAF as Fortress III HB792
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102409 to reclamation/scrap at Admo
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adly shot up by German fighters ove
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102484 (303rd BG, 359th BS, "Heller
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102524 to RFC at Walnut Ridge as TB
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102553 condemned salvage no battle
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6, 1944 102606 (385th BG, 550th BS,
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1, 1944 102654 to RFC at Walnut Rid
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102701 condemned enemy action destr
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42-102744/102978 Boeing B-17G-60-BO
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102788 to RFC at Walnut Ridge as TB
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17, 1945 17, 1945 17, 1945 8, 1946
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102891 (97th BG, 340th BS) MIA Feb
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102936 (390th BG) collided in midai
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to bomb a bridge at Auxerre Jul 17,
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MACR 10313 107030 (91st BG, 322nd B
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107074 (384th BG, 546th BS) salvage
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ditched in North Sea. All crew resc
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was killed. The P-51 was proabably
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37556 (457th BG, 751st BS) shot dow
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37618 (490th BG, 848th BS) in midai
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37735 (457th BG, *My Gal Ellen*) sa
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ombs during mission to Kaiserlauter
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ack into the fuselage again and bot
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air raid. 37968 (486th BG) to Kingm
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38096 (490th BG) damaged by Me262 A
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survived, rest of crew KIA. MACR 12
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"Gravel Gertie" & "Doris Jr.") salv
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1945 38263 (34th BG, 7th BS, "Dies
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All crew POW. MACR 13553 MACR 8869
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9, 1945. 38378 (390th BG, 568th BS,
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43-37665 Mar 25, 1945. 38436 (100th
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38529 (457th BG) developed mechanic
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38593 (493rd BG, 861th BS) lost Gra
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38666 (351st BG) returned to USA Ju
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May 1945. 38753 (351st BG) returned
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Germany in 1945. 38819 (457th BG, 7
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38905 (447th BG, 708th BS, *Bang Ba
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38990 (95th BG, 334th BS, "The Crea
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Germany Apr 7, 1945. Both the B-17
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Sold to French Institut Geographiqu
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6057 damaged in ground accident at
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28, 1944. 6119 (379th BG, 526th BS)
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MACR 10030 6183 (97th BG, 342nd BS)
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Liptal), Morava, Austria. 6369 (2nd
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6504 (303rd BG, 360th BS) crashed i
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survivor, the tail gunner in 44-659
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while landing Apr 12, 1945. Struck
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22, 1945. 6952 (351st BG) returned
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8102 (463rd BG, "Rose of Fodj") 810
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MACR 10262. 44-8201/8300 Lockheed/V
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after return from Germany Dec 31, 1
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8430 (384th BG, 546th BS) crashed i
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8563 (487th BG, 838th BS) lost Jan
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8729 (463rd BG, 775th BS) lost over
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KL833/KL837. KL833 SOC Mar 11, 1947
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Museum in 1972. Sold to Weeks Air M
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N47780. 83663 converted to TB-17G.
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1972. Now at Imperial War Museum at
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Subsequently broken up in a scrapya
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Richmond, OR, 1963-1969. Flown as t
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egistered on another B-17G Sep 1, 1
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Cameroun March 11, 1949. 85734 conv
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with false tail number 124485 (Memp
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parts. 77254 (44-85828) sold on civ
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