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Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Grenier 26/6/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G- ] Lavenham 29/6/44; transferred 833BS/486BG [2N-C] Sudbury 11/44; with Lloyd Henry on 24/8/44 tg Walt Maximuk shot down an Me163 jet fighter; `53m` Returned to the USA Bradley 8/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2009072
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
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Sources
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-70-bo-43-37674-4…