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Old 14th February 2020, 06:39
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Two new early B-17F pictures

Any ideas as to unit. Two different B-17Fs with early (1943) markings

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Old 14th February 2020, 10:51
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

First looks like 'LN-U':
8 USAAF, 100 BG, 350 BS.
One of these:

42-9738
42-30335
42-31049

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Old 14th February 2020, 13:32
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

Second one 42-30072 "Virginia Lee"? MIA 5/5/44 Ploesti.

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Old 15th February 2020, 00:30
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

Yes.
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/4032
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Old 15th February 2020, 06:03
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

Gabor,

I agree that it looks like LN-U.

42-9738 not a B-17 serial number

42-31049 returned to the states

Has to be 42-30335, crash landed Sept 6,1943
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Old 15th February 2020, 13:46
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

Sorry, it was a typo, I was gonna say 42-29738 which was assigned to the 100 BG indeed, however, later it went to 303 BG and lost over the North Sea, so obviously it could not be the one in the pic.
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Old 15th February 2020, 16:10
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

Gabor, no problem. Thanks for the help in identifying the airplane. Love your stuff on the Eastern Front air war, you should publish a book
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Old 15th February 2020, 16:26
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

Thanks, I already did in 2013.
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Old 20th February 2020, 04:50
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

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Sorry, it was a typo, I was gonna say 42-29738 which was assigned to the 100 BG indeed, however, later it went to 303 BG and lost over the North Sea, so obviously it could not be the one in the pic.
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Due you have a date for this 303 loss?
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Old 20th February 2020, 15:58
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures

Yep, 42-29738:


Del Cheyenne 11/2/43
Walker 23/2/43
Smoky 28/3/43
Kearney 25/4/43
Wendover 2/5/43
Kearney 21/5/43
Dow Fd 27/5/43
ass. 100 BG Podington 1/6/43
Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43
tran. 303 BG Molesworth 13/7/43
.................................................. ..............................
MIA Kassel 30/7/43 - wCoggeswell, s/d & ditched North Sea


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