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Two new early B-17F pictures
Any ideas as to unit. Two different B-17Fs with early (1943) markings
Last edited by kaki3152; 12th April 2020 at 23:39. |
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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 Gabor |
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures
Second one 42-30072 "Virginia Lee"? MIA 5/5/44 Ploesti.
Regards, Leendert Last edited by Leendert; 14th February 2020 at 14:22. Reason: Typo |
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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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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.
Gabor |
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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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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures
Thanks, I already did in 2013.
;-) Gabor |
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Re: Two new early B-17F pictures
Due you have a date for this 303 loss?
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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 Gabor |
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