42-102895
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UPL 28054
B-17G 42-102895, Hobbs AAF # 88. Landing accident due to mechanical failure 1 August 1944.
USAAF accident photo
Delivered Hobbs 16/4/44; Gr Island 21/4/44; 3017 BU Hobbs; with Martin Shenk crash landed at Hobbs Aux. Field #1 (mechanical failure) 1/8/44; W/O 3/8/44. Dismantled and returned to base where it was reassembled in hangar and used as a systems and operations training aid for student pilots.