43-37945

Delivered Cheyenne 8/6/44; Kearney 24/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 834th Bomb Squadron/486th Bomb Group [2S-K] Sudbury 2/7/44; 75m collided with 43-37891 taxi accident with Bob Schwartz 20/5/45, Salvaged 21/5/45.

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Sudbury airfield looking south west, the bomb dump is to the upper right of the airfield, 29 February 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC188. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Acton

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Man's Folly
  • Unit: 835th Bomb Squadron 486th Bomb Group

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to A/C #43-37891 per the info in the A/C description section.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added associations to the 834th BS and /486th BG listed in the A/C #43-37945 description section.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet. 

SOURCE:  https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-75-bo-43-37874-4…

 

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ContributorLucy May
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Associated the aircraft to Sudbury.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log