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Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-29313 353rd FS (FT-S), 354th FG, 9th AF, Rosières en Haye, France; crashed on the 15th of January 1945 on take-off at Rosières.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.

 

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Republic P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt 42-29413 133rd Base Unit, 1st AF, Hillsgrove Field, Providence, RI; damaged on the 15th of December 1944 when taxying at Hillgrove Field; Combat Crew Training Squadron, 132nd Base Unit, 1st AF, Suffolk County Field, Westhampton Beach, Long Island, NY; damaged on the 14th of April 1945 when ground looped landing at Suffolk County Field.

 

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Boeing B-17F-65-BO Fortress 42-29713 delivered to Pueblo on the 19th of February 1943, to Salina on th 27th of February 1943, to Brookley on the 19th of March 1943, to Smoky Hill on the 23rd of March 1943, to Syracuse on the 7th of April 1943.
Assigned to 333rd BS, 94th BG at Bassingbourn on the 18th of April 1943, then to 332nd BS at Earls Colne on the 12th of May 1943, to Rougham on the 13th of June 1943, transferred to 407th BS, 97th BG at Alconbury on the 26th of July 1943.
To 379th BG, 525th BS at Kimbolton on the 5th of September 1943, named "Bad Penny".
Damaged by fighter and crashed near Paris, France on the 4th of October 1943.
10 POW.

 

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Boeing B-17F-70-BO Fortress 42-29813 (91st BG, 324th BS, "Ritzy Blitz") shot down by fighter at Heide, Germany on the 25th of July, 1943.
Crew bailed out but 1 KIA.
9 POW.

 

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Boeing B-17F-75-BO Fortress 42-29913 DelIvered Cheyenne on the 8th of March 1943; Colorado Springs on the 18th of March 1943; Patterson on the 24th of March 1943; Colorado Springs on the 7th of April 1943; Esler on the 10th of May 1943; Barksdale on the 21st of May 1943; Peterson on the 26th of May 1943; converted to F-9B photo recon aircraft with cameras added and all bombing equipment removed. Assigned to 1st Photo Gp Colorado Springs on the 1st of September 1943; 499BG Smoky Hill on the 6th of June 1944; 11 Ph Sq McDill on the 29th of July 1944; 19 Ph Gp McDill on the 2nd of August 1944; 4117 BU Robins on the 29th of October 1944; 19 Ph GP McDill on the 12th of November 1944; To RFC at Ontario on the 24th of May 1945.

 

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Boeing B-17F-80-BO Fortress 42-30013 (381st BG, 532rd BS, "Lethal Lady") shot down by fighter and crashed into sea offshore near Neustadt in Holstein, Germany on the 25th of July 1943.
4 KIA, 6 POW.

 

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Boeing B-17F-85-BO Fortress 42- 30113 ("Wolf Pack") shot down by enemy aircraft during raid on Kel, Germany, on the 13th of June 43.
Crashed near Renesburg, Germany. 10POW.

 

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Boeing B-17F-90-BO Fortress 42-30213 (388th BG, 562nd BS, "Li'l One") runaway prop caused abort, all bailedout and plane crashed near East Wretham, Norfolk, on the 13th of November 1943.

 

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Boeing B-17F-95-BO Fortress 42-30313 delivered Cheyenne on the 13th of May 1943; Smoky Hill on the 31st of May 1943; Morrison on the 8th of June 1943; Assigned to 346BS/99BG Navarin on the 24th of June 1943; Oudna on the 4th of August 1943; transferred to 97BG Depienne on the 15th of November 1943; crashed on delivery on the 14th of November 1943 at Depienne, Tunisia; salvaged.

 

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Boeing B-17F-105-BO Fortress 42-30513 delivered Cheyenne on the 15th of June 1943; Roswell on the 23rd of June 1943; 3030 BU Roswell on the 2nd of June 1944; 2509 BU Big Spring on the 6th of October 1943; 3030 BU Roswell on the 6th of November 1944; crashlanded at Roswell AAF, NM, on the 13th of March 1945; 3017 BU Hobbs on the 28th of April 1945; To RFC at Altus on the 24th of September 1945.

 

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Boeing B-17F-110-BO Fortress 42-30613 delivered Cheyenne on the 29th of June 1943; Gore on the 30th of June 1943; Gr Isle on the 16th of July 1943; Dalhart on the 20th of July 943; Gr Isle on the 26th of July 1943; assigned to 813BS/482BG (PC-J) Alconbury with Oboe Mk I radar Oct 1943; transferred to 535BS/381BG (MS-S) Ridgewell on the 28th of February 1944; crashed on takeoff at Ridgewell for Oldenburg mission on the 8th of April 1944, skidded on take off and nosed up in dirt at end of runway; 2 SAD Little Staughton on the 9th of April 1944; (381st BG, 535th BS) salvaged on the 12th of April 1944.

 

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Boeing B-17F-115-BO Fortress 42-30713 (390th BG, 568th BS, *Phyllis Marie*) made contolled landing in field near Vaerlose, Denmark on the 8th of March 1944 during mission to Berlin.
Later operated by Luftwaffe.
Found intact in Bavaria on the 4th of May 1945.

 

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Boeing B-17F-120-BO Fortress 42-30813 (306th BG, 423rd BS, "Queen Jennie") shot down by Oblt Rudolf Engleder in Fw 190A-6 of JG 1/1 at Dorne, Belgium on Schweinfurt mission on the 14th of October 1943.
5 KIA, 5 POW.

 

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Boeing B-17F-130-BO Fortress 42-31013 delivered Cheyenne on the 3rd of September 1943; Gr Isle on the 28th of September 1943; assigned to 332BS/94BG (XM-L) Rougham on the 10th of October 1943, named OLE CASEY JONES;(94th BG, 332nd BS) lost on mission to Regensberg on the 21st of July 1944.
Suffered flak hit between #1 and #2 engine, wing burst into flame then ship exploded, crashed Gilze Rijen, Holland.
10 KIA.