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A2A B-17G "42-102550"

A2A B-17G "42-102550" 2024-06-13

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B-17G-55-BO 42-102550 of the 452nd BG. 42-102550 crashed on November 29, 1944, at Charlotte, North Carolina. Icy conditions caused the new B-17 to skid off the end of the runway and come to rest on the Southern Railway tracks as a train was approaching. Crew No. 590 of Squadron "S" of the 326th base Unit training out of MacDill. Irony is they just won "Crew of the Month" so they were allowed to fly anywhere they wanted to, so for their reward, they flew to Charlotte N.C. No injuries, the crew landed long and overran the end of the runway. A great story with a local woman who put a broom in a fire so it could be used to flag down an oncoming train! The plane had to be destroyed to get it off the tracks and the military split up the crew as punishment.

Repaint by Will "dafraz48" Turner, based on the A2A paint kit, March 2015.
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