41-24622
Collection of Robert McHugh
Delivered Geiger 1/9/42; Walla Walla 17/11/42; Blythe 9/12/42; Tinker 6/2/43; Glasgow 27/4/43; Gore 28/5/43; Moses Lake 10/6/43; crash landed with Glen Pennywitt 27/5/44 Boca Raton Fd, LA; Written off 24/6/44. Recl Comp 9/12/46.
From my research I found that #41-24622 was assigned to the AAFTTC and stationed at Boca Raton Army Airfield. The ship was used to perform radar check flights. On May 27, 1944 , shortly after take off, during a test flight, the #1 engine caught fire and the plane started it's return to base. The fire was extinguished but the rear landing gear would not go down. The flight engineer attempted to hand crank it down but only got it partially down by time the plane landed. It was a hard landing. The fuselage sprung and the tail section bent in. It appears that the plane was scrapped after the accident.
Revisions
Added punctuation to the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Added the Production block number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-27-bo-41-24585-4…