42-5816 Polly, Judy
Object Number - UPL 39478 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Polly" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 24 August 1943."
Delivered Long Beach 25/2/43; Cheyenne 3/3/43; Sioux City 16/3/43; Kearney 4/8/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-Q] Kimbolton 23/4/43; 2 Base Air Depot, Lt Staughton 4/4/44; Returned to the USA Homestead 25/7/44; Tinker 6/8/44; Patterson 27/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 29/8/45. POLLY
One of the 'Original 41' aircraft assigned to the 379th Bomb Group, assigned to the 527th Bomb Squadron while still in the USA.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Long Beach, CA | 25 February 1943 | Delivered Long Beach AAF 25-Feb-43. |
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Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 23 April 1943 | Assigned 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Warton, UK | 4 April 1944 | Transferred to 2 Base Air Depot. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Vega. |
Revisions
Marchese, FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945 VEGA recognition features.
AAM/Osborne synopsis
Information provided by Richard Lewis of http://sites.google.com/site/swampfiresite/home and https://sites.google.com/site/379thbgnoseart/
