42-97503 Princess Pat

media-34780.jpeg UPL 34780 Boeing B-17G 42-97503 'Princess Pat' 533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group [VP-X].

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 34780 - Boeing B-17G 42-97503 'Princess Pat' 533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group [VP-X].

Delivered Denver 4/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Presque Is 23/12/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-X] Ridgewell 13/1/44; crash landed base with Chas Carpenter, burned out 26/3/45; Salvaged 2 SAD. PRINCESS PAT.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA 4 December 1943 Delivered to Denver AAF 4-Dec-43.

Assigned

Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK 13 January 1944 Assigned 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK 26 March 1945 Crash landed Ridgewell/Sta 167 with Lt Charles 'Chas' H Carpenter, burned out 26-Mar-45.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

Other

Salvaged

Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon PE28, UK Salvaged to 2nd Strategic Air Depot.

Revisions

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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