[Alex Smart]

Hello Steve,
Never give up, your input and knowledge is too great to lose.

41-24419 B17F-5-BO
You probably know all this already but I thought to put it in might help.

Added to AAF inventory - 28-06-1942
Gained - 92nd BG - 00-06-1942
A/c Arrived OR Assigned Overseas - 19-08-1942
Gained 97th BG - 00-08-1942
To 12 AAF - Departed Predannack - 17th Nov 1942
97th BG/341st BS
Bombed by Luftwaffe 10th January 1943
Salvaged Overseas

Photo of "Bundles for Berlin", "Society Gal" and" Tiger Rose" on page 149 of Cliff T. Bishops Fortresses of the Big Triangle First.
All said to have been taken at Bangor 9th August 42.
92nd BG left Bangor from 12th August to 27th August 42
92nd flew opps between September and October 42
92nd BG swapped its B17F's for the 97th BG's B17E's
97th BG carried out some 41 operations from 17th Aug 42 up to 10th Jan 43.
16 over France and Holland up to 21st October 42, 1st from N.Africa on 16th Nov 42.

Refs:Fortresses of the Big Triangle First;Heavy Bombers of the Mighty Eighth;5th Bomb Wing.

Note:Wallace R. Forman in his "B-17 Nose Art Name Directory" has "NO" for pictures in his collection for "Society Gal" and "Tiger Rose" BUT a "YES" for "Bundles for Berlin" I wonder if it is a different picture to the one at the head of this thread ?

All for now
Alex