Japanese captured P40s, is that a B17

[David_Aiken]

Originally Posted by Ex Shack

According to "Fortress of the Skies" by Martin Bowman and William N Ness the Japanese captured 3 B17s. From the look of the nose on your photo I think it might B17D,40-3095, damaged at Clark Field on 8/12/41 and abandoned. The Japanese repaired and flew it along with another B17D and an early B17E
Regards
Dick

Aloha Dick "Ex-Shack",
The "...another B-17D" was used for parts to keep 40-3095 in the air. Check out the late Mitchell, John H., On Wings We Conquer [Springfield, MO: G.E.M. Publishers, 1990] for details and the serial number lists which John and I worked on together. Your interlibrary loan department in your local library can get you a copy.

Two Java-based B-17Es were made airborne by the Japanese.
HTH,
David Aiken