42-31329 | American Air Museum in Britain
Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Memphis 10/11/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-H] Horham 15/11/43; with Glen Infield force landed RAF Manston 4/3/44; 25m, Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44 with Jim Reed, Co-pilot: Maj Noel Strader, Navigator: Murray Ball, Bombardier: Bill Gadek, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Blake*, Radio Operator: Clayton Emerson*, Waist gunner: Rich Sherry*, Waist gunner: Willard Buss*,Tail gunner: David Harte (9INT); Ball turret gunner: Henry Gorski (POW, those marked * also given as POW in group aircraft history); crash landed Oberriet-Kriessen, Diepoldsau, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 3229.
42-31332 | American Air Museum in Britain: Delivered Cheyenne 19/10/43; Gt Falls 1/11/43; Denver 20/11/43; Prestwick 8/1/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 9/1/44; force landed mid air coll with 42-102660 24/2/44; Salvaged 28/12/44; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 4/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. FRIVOLOUS SAL.
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Aircraft | American Air Museum in Britain : Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-O] Grafton Underwood 16/10/44; transferred with group to Istres for mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45. LITTLE CINDER.
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Aircraft | American Air Museum in Britain : Delivered Lincoln 18/9/44; Grenier 30/9/44; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-F] Rougham 2/10/44; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-R] Grafton Underwood 16/10/44; transferred with group to Istres for mapping duites, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.
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Geo, not only the subdued stars, but the interesting camo on the B-17 in post #344 got me digging.
This is what I found out about 41-24433 at Joe Baugher's site:
24433 modified for long range photo recon and assigned to 15th PMS.
Sent to England Oct 1942, and to North Africa Nov 18, 1942.
Found unsatisfactory for mapping missions over enemy territory and later used as courier aircraft.
Condemned May 1, 1944.