B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 Flying Fortresses (TS-D, serial number 42-97768) nicknamed "Mainliner II", pathfinder (TS-Q, serial number 44-8178) and pathfinder (TS-M+, serial number 44-8170) of the 94th Bomb Group lined up at Bury St Edmunds (Rougham) 1945. Image via Byron Trent. Written on slide casing: 'TS:D 297768, +M 48170- 490 BG, Q- 48178- 34 BG, 447 BG } Transfer. 1945 Bury.'
Delivered Dallas 29/6/44; Langley 24/7/44; Dow Fd 16/8/44; Assigned 4BS/34BG Mendlesham 26/8/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/1/46.
Military site : airfield
Built in 1942-1943, Mendlesham's first flying unit was the RAF's No. 310 Squadron - a Czechoslovakian unit. The airfield then became home to the USAAF 34th Bomb Group. This unit flew missions from Mendlesham in B-24s and B-17s.
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:41:56 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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