42-30752

Delivered Cheyenne 23/7/43; Geiger 6/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43;



While with the 395th Combat Crew Training School, Ardmore Army Air Field, Oklahoma on 12 February 1944, this aircraft collided with B-17 42-30481 on a training flight, causing the other aircraft to crash, and killing 10 of the 11 people on board.



236 BU Pyote 9/11/44; 222 BU Ardmore 28/11/44; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 26/9/45.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log