42-3474 King Bee, Queen Bee
100th BG - 351st BS 466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 16173 - B-17F-65-DL #42-3474 "King Bee" Code: EP-B 100th BG - 351st BS
Delivered Denver 6/43; Gd Island 10/8/43; Assigned 351BG/100BG [EP-B] Thorpe Abbotts 1/9/43 QUEEN BEE; after training flight with Ray Monrad, Co-pilot: Claud Schindler, Navigator: Arthur Dehan, Navigator: Frank Maguire, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sid Cary, Radio Operator: Talbert Spenhoff, aro-Buthrie Head, ae-Art Lenfest, g-Nick Perovich, Tail gunner: Bill Wells (10 Returned to Duty), crash landed base and into two other aircraft involved in earlier accident, Salvaged 31/1/44. KING BEE.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Assigned |
Thorpe Abbotts, Diss IP21 4JA, UK | 1 September 1943 | Assigned 351BG, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
1 May 1944 | After training flight crash landed base and into two other aircraft involved in earlier accident 31-Apr-44. | |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
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Delivered |
18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA | Delivered Denver AAF Jun-43. |