44-8703
Delivered Lincoln 3/12/44; Dow Fd 16/12/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 18/12/44; damaged on mission to Reim Afd 9/4/45 with Truman Imbode, Co-pilot: Jim Bottenfield, Navigator: John Mitchell, Bombardier: Tom Coleman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Grigalunas, Radio Operator: Tom Toth, Ball turret gunner: Bob Hunsicker, Waist gunner: Stanford Golden, Tail gunner: Chas Selzer (9 Returned to Duty); force landed near Darmstadt, on allied short runway, crew returned to base next day; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; Sth Plains 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added associations to the 452nd BG and the 728th BS listed in the A/C #44-8703 description section.
Added the Production block number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-80-ve-44-8701-44…
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.