43-38222

Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Grenier 4/8/44; Assigned 391BS/34BG Mendlesham 5/8/44; landing collision ex-Darmstadt 24/12/44 with Bill Latz; Salvaged.

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Units served with

34th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

391st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 34th Bomb Group at Mendelsham. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Mendelsham Red Sqdn, 18 BS 5/45.'

Mendlesham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Mendlesham

Revisions

Date25 Feb 2023 19:29:52

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added associations to the 391 BS and the 34 BG listed in the A/C #43-38222 description section.

Date25 Feb 2023 19:27:16

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.

SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-80-bo-43-38074-4…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:26

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log