43-38514 E-Z Goin'

media-19650.jpeg UPL 19650 B-17G Flying Fortress 42-37972 XR-H, 'Gold Brick' of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, that has crash-landed at Honington, being recovered. Damaged in a Mid air collision with 43-38514.

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Object Number - UPL 19650 - B-17G Flying Fortress 42-37972 XR-H, 'Gold Brick' of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, that has crash-landed at Honington, being recovered....

Delivered Cheyenne 11/8/44; Hunter 23/8/44; Dow Fd 8/9/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-J] Thorpe Abbotts 8/9/44; with Joe Martin on 7/4/45 rammed by enemy aircraft but limped home; in mid air collision with 42-37972 (100BG) badly damaging tail, but new one fitted and transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. E-Z GOIN’.

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Capitalized the words in the A/C "Nickname" field to aid readability.

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-90-bo-43-38474-4…

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

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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