B-17G 381st BG Over The Numbers
Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:11 pm
Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:27 pm
Cool...
A non-painted G
without the Cheyenne turret.
Any more information ie is it Ridgewell in the Summer of...?
fanx Jack
SPANNER
A non-painted G
without the Cheyenne turret.
Any more information ie is it Ridgewell in the Summer of...?
fanx Jack
SPANNER
381st BG
Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:15 am
According to my source, that is CHUG-A-LUG which went down on its 33rd mission to Hamburg on Dec 6,44. Piloted by Levitoff, it crashed near Rotenburg, with 2KIA, 7POW
Hugh
Hugh
Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:23 am
I wonder whas going on in the middle off the field. Those 17's look pretty close together. Part birds or something?
Chug
Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:36 am
Spanner,
Yes, it would be summer of '44. Chug was accepted by AAF at Cheyenne in Feb of 44. ( The Cheyenne turret wasn't installed on production Gs until summer 44). It arrived at Ridgewell in April 44.
During its last mission, it was flying wing on the Mickey ship when Chug was hit by Flak in the #3 engine. It jettisoned its bomb load and unfortunately, the rear elements thought this was the release signal, so many dropped their bombs short of the target.
H
Yes, it would be summer of '44. Chug was accepted by AAF at Cheyenne in Feb of 44. ( The Cheyenne turret wasn't installed on production Gs until summer 44). It arrived at Ridgewell in April 44.
During its last mission, it was flying wing on the Mickey ship when Chug was hit by Flak in the #3 engine. It jettisoned its bomb load and unfortunately, the rear elements thought this was the release signal, so many dropped their bombs short of the target.
H