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*WWII photo- B 17 Flying Fortress Bomber plane Nose Art - EAGER BEAVER* | eBay

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41-24487 | American Air Museum in Britain : Boeing B-17F-10-BO 41-24487

Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-Q] Westover 25/8/42; Thurleigh 13/10/42; AFSC 1/5/44; was longest serving B-17F in 8th BC; Returned to the USA Tinker 28/7/44; to Williamsport Technical Institute, Patterson Fd, Penn.; 20/6/45 for aeronautical programme, the nose section still on display. EAGER BEAVER.

See article here: http://www.psu.edu/ur/2000/25aug00newswire.html
'PENN COLLEGE DONATES WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT

Pennsylvania College of Technology has donated the last remnant of a World War II B-17 bomber to a Georgia Museum to honor a request from its pilot, retired Air Force Col. Marlen E. Reber. The "Eager Beaver," a nose cone from the historic aircraft that had been displayed at Penn College's Kathryn Wentzel Lumley Aviation Center since 1992, recently arrived at its new home, the Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum in Savannah.'

'The plane flew more combat missions (45) than any other B-17 in the European Theater of operations. After the war, Penn College's predecessor, Williamsport Technical Institute, bought the aircraft for $350 for instructional purposes. Most of the plane was scrapped in 1952, but the nose cone featuring a cartoon-like figure was retained. For more information on Pennsylvania College of Technology, visit Future made by hand'



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*WWII photo-379th Bomb Group- Parked B 17 Bomber plane (42-31927) LOST 8/13/44* | eBay

42-31927 | American Air Museum in Britain : Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Kearney 15/1/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-F] Kimbolton 8/2/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 13/8/44 with Bob Felgar, Navigator: Homer Gregory, Bombardier: J.W. Hansen, Radio Operator: Ron Moellering, Ball turret gunner: Harry Swinger, Waist gunner: Carl Weller,Tail gunner: Bob Fox (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Henry Benitez, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Chase (2 Killed in Action); flak hit quickly followed by explosion, crashed Lonlay Le Tesson, SE of Flers, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 7905.

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No #1 engine, top, belly or chin turret. All faired over. There's gotta be a story about that! Can't be just salvaged for parts because they certainly wouldn't expertly sheet metal over those missing parts/areas!
 
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Orig. Foto USAAF Flugzeug Wrack Boeing B-17 Wehrheim b. FRANKFURT Main 1944 | eBay
Orig. Foto USAAF Flugzeug Wrack Boeing B-17 Wehrheim b. FRANKFURT Main 1944 | eBay

Baugher: Boeing B-17G-50-BO 42-102452. Delivered Cheyenne Mar 4, 1944, to Kearney Mar 22, 1944, to Grenier Apr 5, 1944. Assigned 337th BS, 96th BG at Snetterton Apr 7, 1944. In midair collision with 42-97382 and crashed near Wehrheim, 12 mi N of Frankfurt, Germany May 12, 1944. MACR 4862. 2 KIA, 8 POW.

42-102452 | American Air Museum in Britain



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NEW 6 X 4 PHOTO WW2 USAAF B 17 FORMING UP SHIP 384TH BG SPOTTED COW 115 | eBay

Baugher: Douglas-Long Beach B-17F-60-DL 42-3441 (384th BG, 547th BS, *Patches II*) used as assembly ship. Flew 61 combat missions as 'Patches II' before being retired. Became lead assembly ship of 384th Bombardment Group, flying with the 547th Bombardment Squadron, based at RAF Grafton Underwood. Nick-named 'Spotted Cow'.

Notice W behind serial nr



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