42-29636 The Vanishing Virgin | X-Virgin
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UPL 29161
B-17 42-29636
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Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/43; Gt Falls 31/1/43; Salina 3/2/43; Nashville 23/2/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-G] Chelveston VANISHING VIRGIN 24/3/43; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-F] Grafton Underwood 30/9/43; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 15/3/44; Returned to the USA 12/5/44; Lockbourn 3/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/12/45. X-VIRGIN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19080173
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670612
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
Places
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
- Date: 5 November 1943
- Date: 3 November 1943
- Date: 20 October 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 23 January 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 23-Jan-43. |
Assigned |
Chelveston, UK | 24 March 1943 | Assigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 30 September 1943 | Transferred 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other |
Burtonwood, UK | 15 March 1944 | 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
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