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Did the 401st ever fly the B-17F?
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By: Bob Rapp
On: 01/24/2006
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Or did the 401st always fly the B-17G when they were at Deenethorpe? My dad (Warren Rapp, an MP during the war) seems to remember seeing B-17Fs early on, but maybe he is remembering training missions in the States?
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Re: Did the 401st ever fly the B-17F?
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By: Mark Brotherton
On: 01/28/2006
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According to Roger Freeman the 401st was the first Bomb Group to arrive in the UK with all B-17Gs. Some may have actually been modified Fs but thats about it.
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Re: Did the 401st ever fly the B-17F?
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By: Donald Byers
On: 02/10/2006
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Hopefully someone that was their can actually answer that question. However, if you look under history and assigned aircraft you will find numbers 42-#### and were B17F's.
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Re: Did the 401st ever fly the B-17F?
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By: Graham Bratley
On: 03/02/2006
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I would tend to think that the initial aircraft to fly over in late 1943 were B17G models. One of these aircraft 4231072 the Betty J was a G model with a chin turret B17G-1-BO made by Boing and delivered to the group on 7 September 1943. It may have origionally been started as an F but was modified with a chin turret and subsequentely designated as a B17G. There was an F model on the group roster which was used as a "hack" whatever that may mean.
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WILDEPAPA@JUNO.COM
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By: EARLE WILDE
On: 12/15/2006
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YES. MY FORM 1 SO INDICATES. CONTACT ME FOR DATES AND POSSIBLY SHIP NUMBERS.
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