Aircraft History
Delivered to the US Army on November 29, 1941 and flown from Boeing Field by Lt. Herbert J. Felton.

Ferry Flight to Hawaii December 7, 1941
Ferried to Hawaii and by Robert E. Thacker, and arrived during the Japanese surprise attack. Fired on by friendly anti-aircraft gunners as it landed at Hickam Field and blew a tire during the landing.

Australia
Flown to Australia.  March 12, 1942 mission to Salamaua claimed a Zero.

Transfer & Field Modification
Assigned to 43rd BG an nicknamed "The Last Straw" modified to mount twin 50 caliber machine guns from the tail of another B-17 in the nose for added firepower.

Scrapped
This bomber was scrapped at Brisbane in January 1945.

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Last Updated
November 8, 2009