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Lake Constance B17
Posted by Cees Broere on Fri Feb 08, 2002 04:40:06 AM
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230334
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Virgin Sturgeon/Eight Ball
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Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 14 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 May 43. Gore Field 17 May 43. Cheyenne 20 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Chanute 22 Jun 43. Lewiston 23 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 2 Jul 43. Dow Field 13 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Frankfurt 29 Jan 44. Collided with 230325, part of right wing broke off, crashed into Lake Constance. All POW.
2271
B-17F
Has this aircraft been recovered after the war or is something interesting still lurking at the bottom of Lake Constance (amont other things).
Cees