42-40042
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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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |