42-97503 Princess Pat
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UPL 34780
Boeing B-17G 42-97503 'Princess Pat' 533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group [VP-X].
USAAF Photo.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Depot
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Maintenance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Site type: Military site
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
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. |
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