40-2055
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UPL 37664
B-17C #40-2055
Fortress Mk.I AN523 (incorrectly marked as AM523)
90 Squadron
Polebrook
Fortress Mk.I AN523 (incorrectly marked as AM523)
90 Squadron
Polebrook
Delivered RAF [AN523] as part of Lend-Lease; 90 Squadron [WP-D] Polebrook 21-Apr-41; damaged in RAFR Brest mission 16-Aug-41 with Sturmey, Franks, Mulligan, Goldsmith Wounded in Action (4 Returned to Duty); H. Needle, S. Abrose, M.Leahy (3 Killed in Action); attacked by enemy aircraft at 32,000 ft, the highest yet recorded, and crash landed Roborough, Plymouth, Devon, UK. and burnt out. Written off. (Those who died were killed in initial engagement).
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Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Polebrook Airfield, UK | 21 April 1941 | |
Crashed |
Roborough, Plymouth, Devon, UK | 16 August 1941 |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2015. All changes based on "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A Freeman with David Osborne.