43-37628 Heavenly Body

media-52688.jpeg UPL 52688 AC # 43-37628 'Heavenly Body' 612th BS, 401st BG

Object Number - UPL 52688 - AC # 43-37628 'Heavenly Body' 612th BS, 401st BG

Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-O] Deenethorpe 10/6/44; 612BS [SC-A]; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 10/11/45. HEAVENLY BODY.

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  • Date: 4 December 1944
  • Date: 29 November 1944
  • Date: 21 November 1944
  • Date: 16 November 1944
  • Date: 9 November 1944

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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