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UPL 40127
Factory fresh B-17F Flying Fortesses, USA 1942.
Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-R] Bangor 25/9/42; Molesworth 26/10/42; transferred AFSC 25/5/43 for special gun tests; 1 CCRC Bovingdon /43; Returned to the USA 20/12/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 9/10/45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11043689
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 14 May 1943
- Date: 13 May 1943
- Date: 16 April 1943
- Date: 5 April 1943
- Date: 4 April 1943