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Douglas-Long Beach B-17G-25-DL 42-38025 Flak Happy

Delivered Cheyenne 17/11/43; Gr Island 8/12/43; Presque Is 12/12/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-Q] Podington 4/1/44; Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Earl Johnson, Co-pilot: Harold Peters, Navigator: Henry Harrison, Bombardier: Dick Driscoll, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon Zimmermann, Radio Operator: Art Bachelor, Ball turret gunner: Willie Cole, Waist gunner: George Males,Tail gunner: Frank Tersigni (9 Prisoner of War); mech fault, crashed Mittenwald, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7565. FLAK HAPPY.

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Boeing B-17E Fortress 41-9154 The Bat Outta Hell Nr 54

Delivered to 301st BG, 419th BS at Geiger Apr 28, 1942; assigned to 97th BG at Polebrook, UK Aug 1942; assigned to 92nd BG, 327th BS at Bovington, UK Sep 1942 and named "The Bat Outta Hell", used as a target-towing aircraft; W/O Jun 26, 1944 at Podington, UK. RCL: UX-S

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B-17G-95-DL 44-83729 F-BEED

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Delivered to USAAF as 44-83729.
- BOC: May 28, 1945.
- SOC: 19??.
- Accepted at Syracuse, NY and stored.
- Transferred to RFC, Altus, OK.
Instituit Geographique National, Creil, France, December 24, 1947.
- Registered as F-BEED, June 11, 1948.
- Named "Denise".
- Withdrawn from use and broken up for spares, Creil, 1962.
Hulk reported still at Creil, circa 1970-1973. Warbird Registry - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - A Warbirds Resource Group Site

 
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Douglas-built B-17F was the first of seven former U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses to be converted in a "Felix" airliner by Swedish aircraft and auto manufacturer Saab during World War II
The following seven F-17 "Felix" were modified by Saab.
SE-BAH "Sam", used for fire practice 4 October 1947
SE-BAK "Jim", deleted from the register 4 October 1947
SE-BAM "Tom", accident 4 December 1945
SE-BAO "Bob", struck off the register 5 October 1948
SE-BAN "Ted", deleted from the register 5 October 1948
SE-BAP was sold on in November 1945 to Denmark as OY-DFA. Collided on 30 January 1946 with an RAF Dakota.
SE-BAR was sold on in November 1945 to Denmark as OY-DFE SE-BAP (uppdaterad)

Boeing B-17G-40-BO 42-97155 (MSN 7628, 94th BG, 333rd BS) force landed at Bulltofta, Sweden Apr 11, 1944 and interned. MACR 3862. Converted to airliner and registered SE-BAO May 26, 1945 and named "Bob". Owned by Swedish crown but operated by SILA. WFU and scrapped Oct 1948

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Gr Island 7/2/44; Kearney 18/2/44; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-C] Rougham 3/3/44; Missing in Action Poznan 11/4/44 with Glenn Johnson, Co-pilot: Elden Clark, Navigator: Vance Graham, Bombardier: Selleck Scofield, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kirby Donobo, Radio Operator: Chas Silvers, Ball turret gunner: Ray Herndon, Waist gunner: John Jennings, Waist gunner: Sol Hoch Stein, Tail gunner: Isadore Levine (10 INT); flak hits & enemy aircraft damage, force landed Bulltofta Afd, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 3862. Later used as Swedish air liner SE-BAO, scrapped 1948. 42-97155 | American Air Museum

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Boeing B-17G-70-BO 43-37861 LEE MEE BEE III cross tail mark +A
Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Hunter 10/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 2/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45. LEE MEE BEE's claim to fame were three Holland Food Drops missions on 1st, 3rd and 5th of May 45.

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