44-8549 Just Joyce
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UPL 31130
B-17G-70-VE #44-8549 "Just Joyce" Code: A
388th BG - 562nd BS
PFF equipped radar lead ship
Captain Conly J. Eagle - Bombardier 388th Bomb Group collection
388th BG - 562nd BS
PFF equipped radar lead ship
Captain Conly J. Eagle - Bombardier 388th Bomb Group collection
Delivered Cheyenne 12/10/44; Hunter 5/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 16/12/44; RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46. JUST JOYCE.
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 12 October 1944 | |
Manufactured |
16 December 1944 | 388 BG 562 BS | |
Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
Chemnitz, Germany | 6 February 1945 | |
Other Final 388th BG Combat Mission |
Dresden, Germany | 17 April 1945 | 25 combat missions 5 "Chowhound" relief missions Orin Merrill Crew flew her on 11 of her 25 combat missions |
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http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=44-8549&dat…
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
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