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Delivered Long Beach 11/11/43; on trial fitted with TV camera and GB-4 glide bomb facilities (Batty*) Orlando 22/11/43; 901 BU Pinecastle 2/6/44; 903 BU Pinecastle 10/9/43; 902 BU Orlando 3/10/44; 903 BU Pinecastle 25/11/44; 621 BU Pinecastle 9/7/46.



* Batty project - radio remote controlled descent of GB-4 glide bombs via TV camera's. One of three so equipped B-17G bombers. Poor quality of early generation of TV cameras and CRT monitors, along with interference experienced made the project a failure.

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 9th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Transferred

Pinecastle Dr, Lehigh Acres, FL 33974, USA 10 September 1943 Transferred to 903rd BU Pinecastle 10/9/43.

Delivered

Long Beach, CA, USA 11 November 1943 Delivered to Long Beach 11/11/43.

Other

Fitted with bomb racks for GB-4 glide bombs

Orlando, FL, USA 22 November 1943 On trial, fitted with TV camera and GB-4 glide bomb facilities (Batty*) Orlando 22/11/43.

Assigned

Pinecastle Dr, Lehigh Acres, FL 33974, USA 2 June 1944 Assigned to 901st BU Pinecastle 2/6/44.

Other

Transferred

Orlando, FL, USA 3 October 1944 Transferred to 902nd BU Orlando 3/10/44.

Crashed

Pinecastle Dr, Lehigh Acres, FL 33974, USA 8 November 1944 Damaged in ground accident [parked aircraft] Pinecastle AAF FL USA. 8-11-44.

Other

Transferred

Pinecastle Dr, Lehigh Acres, FL 33974, USA 25 November 1944 Transferred to 903rd BU Pinecastle 25/11/44.

Other

Transferred

Pinecastle Dr, Lehigh Acres, FL 33974, USA 9 July 1946 Transferred to 621st BU Pinecastle 9/7/46.

Manufactured

Burbank, CA, USA Built by Lockheed Vega.

Revisions

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log