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Kitsworld - 1/72 Boeing Flying Fortress B -17G
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KW172173 Boeing Flying Fortress B -17G 'Commando Chief' 44-6585 - 'Margie' 44-8648


Boeing Flying Fortress B- 17G 'Commando Chief' H-K 44-6585 423 BS, 306 BG.
40th Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) 1st Bombardment Air Division.
Thurleigh, Bedfordshire. Was transferred to the381st Bomb Group at Ridgewell in May 1945. Retired to Kingman, AZ Dec 1, 1945.
Construction number 22808 Built Douglas Longbeach.

Aircraft: B-17G (#44-6585).
Organisation: / BAD1 of Burtonwood, Lancashire.
Pilot: Rollins, Jack K.
Notes: taxiing accident.
Location: Prestwick, Scotland.
Damage (0-5 increasing damage): 3

In August 1944 a horizontal 44" wide yellow band, trimmed at the top and the bottom with a 2" wide black stripe. Was added to the upper tail section of all group aircraft. At the same time, the fuselage codes were directed to be applied in black paint. February 1945 all the codes were ordered to be removed from the fuselage area altogether. The familiar 48" call-letter on the tail remained.



Boeing Flying Fortress B- 17G 'Margie' DF-D 44-8648 324 BS, 306 BG.
94th Combat Group 1st Bombardment Division.

1943-1945 based at Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, England.

Mission 225 Target : Hagen.
Five minutes after taking off She came back to the airfield with two engines out and made what the control tower called 'a pretty hot landing', eventually going off the end of the runway. The crew quickly changed into the spare PFF ship, and were airborne within 20 minutes of landing.


Stock code: KW172173


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