42-5484
USAAF Project Hermit film
Object Number - UPL 28034 - Project Hermit B-17F drone 42-5484 being readied for takeoff at Wendover, UT, before being destroyed in a controlled crash into mountainside on...
Delivered Seattle 15/12/42; Eglin 4/3/43; McClellan 17/3/43; Seattle 8/5/43; Wright 23/6/43; Seattle 6/8/43; MATCOM Wright Fd 2/6/44; 110 BU Mitchell 19/9/44; Wright 27/9/44; RRD Nashville 3/8/45; 4020 BU Wendover 22/8/45. Assigned to Project Hermit; converted to radio-controlled drone and crashed into mountain on the Wendover, UT bombing range. (RFC Searcey Fd 11/9/45?).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32425351
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
Revisions
Added the Production block number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-50-bo-42-5350-42…
