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theweirdb17lover · Jan 6, 2019

hey there
im seaching for information about the b-17g liberty belle 42-97849. Photos would be great but it has to be old ones not the new ones from the beautiful liberty belle that was reconstructed.
i would also like to know if anybody knows where it force landed and if anybody knows her crew from when she went down.
hope to get some nice information.

fubar57 · Jan 6, 2019

You probably already have this one as its the first hit in Google Images...Damaged B-17 42-97849 Liberty Belle 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force 1945 | World War Photos

Wurger · Jan 6, 2019

the pic source: Chris Brassfield Collection UPL 22399 | American Air Museum in Britain

fubar57 · Jan 6, 2019

Caption says Jan. '45...https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/482659285042110489/visual-search/?x=16&y=11&w=530&h=356

Wurger · Jan 6, 2019

Yep.. but I would say that's one of colour shots of the currently flying plane taken these days and turned into the B&W pic.

the pic source; https://i.pinimg.com/originals/af/db/cb/afdbcb5c1419e18459e2f22fb8c5d273.jpg

theweirdb17lover · Jan 7, 2019

fubar57 said:
You probably already have this one as its the first hit in Google Images...Damaged B-17 42-97849 Liberty Belle 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force 1945 | World War Photos

View attachment 524597

thanks anyway

theweirdb17lover · Jan 7, 2019

Wurger said:
Yep.. but I would say that's one of colour shots of the currently flying plane taken these days and turned into the B&W pic.

View attachment 524609
the pic source; https://i.pinimg.com/originals/af/db/cb/afdbcb5c1419e18459e2f22fb8c5d273.jpg

yep looks to good to be a pic from back then but thanks anyway

theweirdb17lover · Jan 7, 2019

fubar57 said:
Caption says Jan. '45...https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/482659285042110489/visual-search/?x=16&y=11&w=530&h=356

Wurger said:
View attachment 524598
the pic source: Chris Brassfield Collection UPL 22399 | American Air Museum in Britain

thanks a lot do you by any chance know where it is? I've read that it force landed in belgium but what happened after that?

GreenKnight121 · Jan 10, 2019

theweirdb17lover said:
thanks a lot do you by any chance know where it is? I've read that it force landed in belgium but what happened after that?

See post #2 above - it was "salvaged" (parted out) 18 Feb. 1945.

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