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Aircraft

Baby Sweet

Aircraft Serial #: 43-37811

Names: Baby Sweet

Squadron: 418th | Squadron Marking: LD | Tail Marking: D

Pilot: N/A N/A

Notes

Baby Sweet

Crew Information

N/A

History

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DateEvent
May 24, 1944Cheyenne
May 26, 1944Accepted into Inventory
June 3, 1944Hunter
June 15, 1944Grenier
June 16, 1944Assigned to UK
April 7, 1945RFO - (Lt Arthur A. Leader)
April 10, 1945RFO - crash landed - AF Westleton (Lt Lyman Fillingame)
April 12, 1945Salvaged
April 12, 1945Salvaged

Comments

B-17G-70-BO 43-37811 Delivered Cheyenne 24/5/44; Hunter 3/6/44; Grenier 15/6/44; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 16/6/44; transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-D] Thorpe Abbotts 17/6/44; 418BS [LD-D]; battle damaged Brandenburg 10/4/45 with Lyman Fillingame, rest unknown ubut no serious injuries; crash landed Westleton; Salvaged 12/4/45

Additional Photos

Charles Potts Baby Sweet

Charles W. Potts ROG of the Wilbert C. Ivosevic crew