B17 S/N 25266

[gilles collaveri]

God morning / evening , depending where you are when you read

I have a picture of a B17 early model, painted Olive drab, early stars (in circle) with S/N 25266 painted on the fin, and there is a white square painted under the S/N.

This picture was taken by a RAF trainee in Canada, most probably in 1943.

One can imagine that it was a B17 ferrying to Europe, and I would love to know more about this aircraft.

Has somebody some background about this B17 ?

Thanks

GC

[Revi16]

42-5266 https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/?s=42-5266


41-25266, 42-25266, 43-25266 do not exist as B-17 s/n's.

[RSwank]

42-5266

From the fortlog https://www.91stbombardmentgroup.com...ID/FORTLOG.pdf

Del Geiger 1/11/42; Lewiston 2/12/42; Gt Falls 4/2/43; ass 548BS/385BG Geiger,
involved in ground loop on base w/crew chief Ed Utterback 11/3/433; Gore 12/4/43; Ephrata 2/6/43; 4136
BU Tinker 19/6/44; 505BG Harvard 22/6/43; 244 BU Harvard 18/8/44; 3003 BU Luke 2/9/44; 244 BU
Harvard 12/10/44; 203 BU Jackson 21/1/45; 232 BU Dalhart 20/9/45; RFC Kingman 27/10/46.

[gilles collaveri]

it matches.

Thanks to both of you

GC