42-31844 The Swoose (1944 model) It Flys
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UPL 24320
B-17G-30-BO #42-31844 "Swoose"
463rd Bomb Group - 772nd Bomb Squadron - 15th AF
463rd Bomb Group - 772nd Bomb Squadron - 15th AF
Delivered Denver 25/12/43; Gt Falls 27/12/43; Denver 30/12/43; Lakeland 20/1/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 28/3/44; Salvaged 16/5/45. "THE SWOOSE 1944 MODEL. IT FLYS?"
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Group Commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
25 December 1943 | ||
Assigned |
28 March 1944 | 463rd BG 772nd BS |