43-38134

Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Kearney 8/7/44; Grenier 15/7/44; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 849BS/490BG Eye 25/7/44; returning from Darmstadt with Sam Spiegel hit by landing 43-38838 on base 12/12/44; Salvaged 13/12/44.

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Aircraft

43-38838

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 849th Bomb Squadron 490th Bomb Group

Revisions

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Added associations to the 849BS and 490BG listed in the A/C #43-38134 description section.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added associations to the 849BS and 490BG listed in the A/C #43-38134 description section.

Added an association to A/C #43-38838 per the info in the A/C description section.

 

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added associations to the 849BS and 490BG listed in the A/C #43-38134 description section.

Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet. 

SOURCE:  https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-80-bo-43-38074-4…

 

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log