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WW2 B-17 plane on field Aviation original ; #624 | eBay

384th Air Expeditionary Group - Wikipedia The 384th was assigned to the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing of the 1st Bombardment Division. Its tail code was Triangle-P.

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First USAF Airplane to Comedown in Sweden in World War Two. - 8x10 photo | eBay

Baugher: 42-3217 (MSN 8153, 381th BG, 535rd BS, *Georgia Rebel*) damaged by flak over Norway and crashlanded at Vannacka, Sweden Jul 24, 1943. MACR 132. 1 killed, 9 interned, later returned.

42-3217 | American Air Museum in Britain : Delivered Cheyenne 30/3/43; Dow 23/5/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-T] Ridgewell 24/5/43 with Osce Jones, Seth Armstead, Leon Spivey, Chas Nevius, Jim Haynie, Joe Nicatra, Alf Haugen, Chas Newcomb, Shannon Early, Maurice Kelleher.
On returning from mission to St Nazaire on 28 June 1943, a liferaft broke loose and caught round the tail fin, and with aircraft spiralling down out of control Lt Melvin Hecker was able to tie the raft's lines to a waist gun, and using the gun as a lever, prised the raft loose and enabled the pilot to get the ship under control again.
Not too soon, as two German fighters swept in to attack the stricken ship, but they were both shot down and the Rebel headed home OK.
Missing in Action 6m Heroya 24/7/43 with Osce V. Jones, Co-pilot: George McIntosh, Navigator: Art Guertin, Bombardier: Chas Nevius, Radio Operator: Jim Haynie, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Nicatra, Ball turret gunner: Chas Newcomb, Waist gunner: Alf Haugen, Waist gunner: Shannon Early,Tail gunner: Maurice Kelleher (10 Interned);
Flak hits damaged #2 and 3 along with a fuel leak, force landed Vannacka, Sweden, but later freed. The aircraft suffered only slight damage and eventually moved to Satenas, where it became a source for spares when other B-17s arrived.
Missing Air Crew Report 132. This was the first US bomber to land in Sweden in WWII. GEORGIA REBEL.

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Looks like the transition period, from just the roundel and star, with the bars in the process of being added, but the painting not yet completed. Note that the blue outline to the bars is not yet in place, and the outline to the roundel has yet to be re-painted in blue.
Hard to tell, but the existing outllne to the roundel and bars appears to be red, narrowing down the time period somewhat.
 
WW2 USAAF B-17 "STINGY" 231053 338TH ORIGINAL PRESS TYPE PHOTO U23 | eBay

42-31053 | American Air Museum in Britain Delivered Cheyenne 12/9/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-W] Snetterton 29/9/43; while on a training mission damaged in mid air coll with 43-37684 (96BG) 11/10/44, with Nick Jorgenson, Co-pilot: Dave Fritsch, Navigator: Ralph Harrison, Bombardier: Tom Hooper, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Frogner, Radio Operator: Paul Worthington, Ball turret gunner: Howard Raab (7 Killed in Service); fuselage broke in half and crashed Woodend, near Towcester, Nthnts UK. Salvaged 11/10/44. STINGY. (named by M/Gen Fred Anderson, CO of 8thBC, for his son).


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