42-29869 Damndifino !

Delivered Denver 1/3/43; Sioux City 14/3/43; Kearney 9/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-J] Kimbolton 29/4/43; AFSC 7/4/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 18/6/44; Jacksonville 13/7/44; Biggs 7/11/43; Kirtland 8/3/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/12/45. DAMNDIFINO !

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37256041
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746733
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Revisions

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-75-bo-42-29832-4…

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Added a connection to the 8th AF.
Added connections to the 525th BS & 379th BG mentioned in A/C description.

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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description”.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log