43-38594 Lady B Good
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UPL 48873
B-17 43-38594 'Lady B Good' 457BG. A/C is minus its damaged port wing after being mauled by a Me262 over Berlin on 18-Mar-45.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/8/44; Lincoln 7/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [B] Glatton 19/9/44; force landed at Ypres, Bel. after Berlin raid 3/2/45 with ? ; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. LADY B GOOD.
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Units served with
- 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: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-833910
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 22 August 1944 | Delivered to Cheyenne AAF 22-Aug-44. |
Assigned |
Glatton, UK | 19 September 1944 | Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Emergency landing |
Ypres, Belgium | 3 February 1945 | Damaged by anti-aircraft artillery on 3-Feb-45, when the plane made an emergency landing in Belgium, before being repaired and returning home. |
Other Damaged by fighter |
Berlin, Germany | 18 March 1945 | Attacked and damaged by Me-262 canon fire during a raid to Berlin on 18-Mar-45. Port wing replaced due to damage. |
Manufactured |
Boeing, Seattle, WA | Built at Boeing. |
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