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    Airframe Family: Boeing B299 / B-17 Fortress
    Latest Model:B-17G-25-VE Fortress
    Last Military Serial:42-97683 USAAF
    Construction Number:7048
    Compressed ID:Lockheed-Vega B-17G-25-VE sn 42-976...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-17G-25-VE by Lockheed-Vega at Burbank, California, USA.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-97683.

    By September 1944

    Transferred to 335th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 95th Bombardment Group, England.

    18 September 1944

    Damaged.
    Hit by ant-aircraft artillery and caught fire near Szolnok, Hungary. Four crew bailed out and became prisoners of war. Then the fire ceased and plane continued on to Italy and landed safely, and later repaired.

    September 1944

    Transferred to 353rd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 301st Bombardment Group, Lucera Airfield, Italy.

    15 March 1945

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Shot down over Germany, with the loss of top turret gunner Technical Sergeant Sator Sanchez.

    1993

    Discovered.
    The tail section of this aircraft was discovered being used as part of a farmers shed near the crash site.

    1996

    Recovered.
    The 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, based at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, recovered the artifact for the NMUSAF.

    1996

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    Only the vertical tail section is preserved here.
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    5 June 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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