Aircraft

42-5350 Skinhead aka Nosey

816threturned to the USA, 8 July 1944

Type: B-17F-50-BO (Boeing)
Names: Skinhead aka Nosey
Sources: Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

18 November 1942Delivered Cheyenne
9 January 1943West Palm Beach
21 January 1943Assigned 32BS/301BG Biskra
17 January 1943Ain M'Lila
6 March 1943St Donat
6 August 1943Oudna
14 November 194367m transferred 429BS/2BG Massicault
2 December 1943Bizerte
9 December 1943Amendola
28 March 19441m 347BS/99BG Tortorella
31 March 19442m 816BS/483BG Tortorella
22 April 1944Sterparone
8 July 1944Returned to the USA Homestead
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 3/8/45. NOSEY aka SKINHEAD

Dates and events from Dave Osborne's B-17 Master Log, as published by b17flyingfortress.de; wording condensed to the facts.

Photographs and loss sheets

B-17 42-5350 B-17 F 50 BO 'Skinhead aka Nosey' · view at 15thaf.org
B-17 42-5350 B-17 F 50 BO 'Skinhead aka Nosey' · view at 15thaf.org
B-17 42-5350 B-17 F 50 BO 'Skinhead aka Nosey' · view at 15thaf.org

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