41-24360 Hells Kitchen
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UPL 25223
B-17F 41-24360 'Hells Kitchen' 419BS, 301BG, 8AF.
Assigned RAF [FA675] but transferred 419BS/301BG Westover 7/42; Podington 6/8/42; Tafaraoui 24/11/42; 101m; Returned to ZI flown home by Lt Col Skip Stoddard Oct 43
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 27/8/45. HELL'S KITCHEN.
ETO missions:
5-Sep-42 - Lille, 6-Sep-42 - St Omer, 7-Sep-42 - Rotterdam, 9-Oct-42 - Meaulte
7-Nov-42 - Brest, 8-Nov-42 - Lille
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Assigned |
Podington, Wellingborough NN29, UK | 6 August 1942 | Relocated to Podington. ETO missions: 5-9-42 - Lille, 6-9-42 - St Omer, 7-9-42 - Rotterdam, 9-10-42 - Meaulte, 7-11-42 - Brest, 8-11-42 - Lille |
Other Changed Theatre of Op's |
Tafraoui, Algeria | 24 November 1942 | Relocated to Tafaraoui Algeria. 96 x missions in region. |
Other Flew final combat mission |
Italy | 16 September 1943 | 101st and final mission flown completing 760 hrs and taking flak hits to No 2 engine oil cooler and the nose plexi-glass. |
Other Scrapped |
Altus, OK, USA | 27 August 1945 | Sold for scrap metal in USA, Altus, USA. |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Boeing - Intended for RAF [Serial #FA675]. | |
Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Westover, AL, USA | Assigned to 419BS, 301BG, 8AF. | |
Other Returned to ZI |
Eglin AFB, FL 32542, USA | Returned to Zone of Interior flown home by Lt Col Skip Stoddard Oct 43. |