eBay: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (1 Viewer)

[Micdrow]

 

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[Old Wizard]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

42-5234 Delivered Cheyenne Oct 23, 1942, to Wayne Co Dec 2, 1942, Dorval Dec 11, 1942, Gander Prestwick Jan 7, 1943. To RAF as Fortress II FA707. To 206 Sq Benbecula, Scotland, To 220 Sq Lagens, Azores. Ditched off San Muguel, Azores Jul 26, 1944. All crew rescuded by Portuguese vessel Lourenco Marques.

 

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[Snautzer01]

B-17G-55-BO42-102560 (95th BG, 334th BS, "The Thomper") MIA Nov 30, 1944. MACR 10840

Delivered Cheyenne 14/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-X] Horham 11/4/44; 62m, Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Chas Wicker, Co-pilot: Alf Rivas, Navigator: Fred Johnson, Bombardier: Warren Briggs, Radio Operator: Gordon Bryce (5 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Robinson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Knighton, Waist gunner: Don Dale,Tail gunner: Ed Kobley (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Merseburg, Ger.

 

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[Snautzer01]

42-5293 B-17F-45-BO 'Ole Sad Sack 383 BG

 

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[jacob johnson]

these pictures are awesome but they don't do the plane any justice this is a beautiful plane in person and if you can go see one in person I totally recommend it

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[buffnut453]

Out of interest, here's another pic of "The Last Straw" shown at Post #81. Apparently, this airframe flew in the SWP Theater and had been one of the aircraft flown into Hickam Field during the Pearl Harbor attack:

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Snautzer01]

42-102790 to RFC at Kingman as TB-17G Nov 9, 1945

 

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[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

42-30336 (385th BG, 548th BS, *Miss Nonalee II*) attempted to reach Sweden with mechanical problems Oct 9, 1943, but came down at Norholm Mark, near Varde, Denmark. 1 evaded, 10 POW. Repaired by Luftwaffe and flown as 7+8 MACR 824. "Miss Nonalee II" was assigned to KG 200 but crashed near Bad Voeslau at the transfer flight to Vienna on 28 August 1944. It was salvaged and transported to Wiener Neustadt for repair which wasn't finished before Russian troops arrived in March/April 1945. The aircraft wore still the Rechlin markings 7+8 at the transfer flight

sources: Joe Baugher's Home Page , Luftwaffe im Focus nr 25

 

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