B17 in the UK

[Alex Smart]

Hi Alex,


These are the RAF ones.

40-2043 - AN518 - 90/220 - ret to USAAF 1/12/42 as 40-2066
40-2044 - AN519 - 90/206/59 - Soc 12/12/43
40-2051 - AN520 - 90/220/206/214 - So9c 14/8/44
40-2052 - AN521 - 90/220 - Abandoned after engine fire 6m NNW of Shallufa
on 10/1/42
40-2053 - AN522 - 90 - Broke up in clud on air test 10m N of Catterick Bridge
Yorks on 22/6/41
40-2055 - AN523 - 90/220 - Damaged by fighters over Brest, C/L Roborough,
DBF 16/8/41 codes were WP-L and NR-L
40-2056 - AN524 - CCDU - to 3355MSeptember 42
40-2057 - AN525 - 90 - S/D by Bf109 on return from Oslo 60m N of
Kristiansand Norway 8/9/41
40-2060 - AN526 - 90 - to 4449M from October 42
40-2061 - AN527 - 90/220 - Soc 15/9/43
40-2064 - AN528 - 90 - Caught fire running up at Polebrook 3/7/41
40-2065 - AN529 - 90 - C/R in F/L 80m W of Fort Maddallena, Libia 8/11/41
40-2066 - AN530 - 90/220/206 - Soc 11/9/43. Codes were WP-J & MB-J
40-2068 - AN531 - 90/220/206 - Soc 17/1/45
40-2069 - AN532 - 90/220 - returned to the USAAF as 40-2079 on 1/12/42
40-2071 - AN533 - 90 - S/D by Bf109 over Norway on return from Oslo 6/9/41
40-2073 - AN534 - 90 - Broke up in air turbulence over Willbarston, 1m N of
Stoke Albany N'Hants 28/7/41
40-2075 - AN535 - 90 - Damaged by Bf109's over Norway on return from Oslo
and C/L at Kimbolton, DBR 8/9/41
40-2076 - AN536 - 90 - Broke up in cloud & C/R at Shepreth, nr Foxton,
Cambs 9/1/42
40-2079 - AN537 - 90/220/214 - Soc 1/9/44 known
code was WP-B

NOTE:
From "Flying Fortress by R. Freeman
40-2066 - AN532 - ret to USAAF 1/12/42 burnt out
40-2069 - AN524 - Damaged on delivery ret to US 1/12/42 Cr Hendricks
3/1/43, Sal
40-2079 - AN518 - Ret to US 26/9/43 W/O 1/9/44
40-2055 - AN537 - 220

While some of the above info differs from others findings I feel that mine is quite safe.

Alex