eBay: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

[Snautzer01]

Welcome rgr3d75.
What i hope is clear that there would be considerable difference in camps like stalag 3 or Sweden wich had a friendly attitude towards crews that crash landed there. And were there was indeed a lot of freedom in movement etc.
There is nobody on this board that does not recognize what crews must have been going through. Getting shot out of formation perhaps enemy fighters around engine cutting the crashing quite hard is an ordeal just on its on.

But hardship in a stay in Sweden is a tad much. Perhaps no fun and boring but hardship i think not.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

RAF 1944 WW2 PRESS PHOTO RAF IN AZORES FOR CONVOY PROTECTION AGAINST U BOAT

ORIGINAL 1944 WW2 PRESS PHOTO RAF IN AZORES FOR CONVOY PROTECTION AGAINST U BOAT | eBay

AZORES FOR CONVOY PROTECTION AGAINST U BOATS. ORIGINAL 1944 WW2 PRESS PHOTO RAF IN.

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[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[SaparotRob]

RAF 1944 WW2 PRESS PHOTO RAF IN AZORES FOR CONVOY PROTECTION AGAINST U BOAT

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ORIGINAL 1944 WW2 PRESS PHOTO RAF IN AZORES FOR CONVOY PROTECTION AGAINST U BOAT | eBay

AZORES FOR CONVOY PROTECTION AGAINST U BOATS. ORIGINAL 1944 WW2 PRESS PHOTO RAF IN.

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No U-boats in that tree. Good job!

 

[SaparotRob]

Israeli Fortress, not seen every day

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I wanted to award a "bacon" but that's traife.

 

[Snautzer01]

Captured beute Forced to Land by NJG3

B-17G-25-DL 42-38017 XR-O One Mission Lulu Delivered Cheyenne 15/11/43; Syracuse 7/12/43; Presque Isle 15/12/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-O] Thorpe Abbotts 28/12/43; Missing in Action Schwelswig A/Fd 3/3/44 with John Gossage, Co-pilot: Bert McNeil, Navigator: Ed Werner, Bombardier: Howard Ball, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Cooper, Radio Operator: Mike Polanick, Ball turret gunner: Tom Wooderson, Waist gunner: Don Sackrider, Waist gunner: Jim Gregg, Tail gunner: Art Congrove (10 Prisoner of War); damaged by wreckage from two colliding 100BG ships above, pilot headed for Sweden but crash landed at an airfield near Schelswig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3025. ONE MISSION LU LU (?TEN BATTY BOYS). (Sal by Luftwaffe and restored for KG 200).

1. 42-38017 | American Air Museum
2. B343 Foto Wehrmacht Archiv Repro Luftwaffe Flugzeug Beute USA B17 NJG3 1943 | eBay
3. B342 Foto Wehrmacht Archiv Repro Luftwaffe Flugzeug Beute USA B17 NJG3 1943 | eBay

 

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[Snautzer01]

Boeing B-17F-20-BO 41-24519 Miss ? delivered to Wright Field July 28, 1942; transferred to Patterson, July 29, 1942; transferred to Wright Material Command Oct 18, 1942; transferred to Tinker, Apr 25, 1943; transferred to Vandalia as a test aircraft for towing gliders on Aug 16, 1943. Final fate not in available record.

1. USAF Serial Number Search Results
2. WW2 Bomber B-17 Photo=="---7"x5"---free ship | eBay

 

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[B17 Stinker]

Boeing B-17G-55-BO 42-102579 N7-C Stinker 398th BG, 603rd BS

Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/44; Gr Island 1/4/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-C] Nuthampstead 27/4/44; (25m) Missing in Action Merseburg 28/7/44 with Wilbur Dwyer, Co-pilot: Claude Williams, Navigator: Joe Mute, Bombardier: Bob Woolley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ted Boerman, Ball turret gunner: Dick Lowry,Tail gunner: Bob Harrington (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Gene Zoldy, Waist gunner: Leon Ford (2 evaded capture); flak KO'd #3, crashed Wanfercee, NE of Charleroi, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 7823 [?7822]

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1. Lost B17 and B24 on 1945.01.12 in Belgium - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum
2. 42-102579 | American Air Museum
3. 3x Riesen REPRO Foto Absturz Boeing B-17G USAAF in WANFERCÉE-BAULET Belgien 1944 | eBay

Leon Ford is my Uncle and one of the gunners of the B17 Stinker. Also one of the 2 men who escaped capture when they crashed in Belgium.

Are the 3 pics related to the Stinker? Sorry I'm not totally sure what this forum is for. Thanks

 

[Snautzer01]

Leon Ford is my Uncle and one of the gunners of the B17 Stinker. Also one of the 2 men who escaped capture when they crashed in Belgium.

Are the 3 pics related to the Stinker? Sorry I'm not totally sure what this forum is for. Thanks

Yes they are. You can see the sources i used to id this B-17 below in the post.

These were, as title says, found on eBay. I research the ones i can using a lot of sites, and if i think it is then interesting i post those pictures.
Looonng ago i decided it was a shame most pictures sold on ebay would be seen ever again so i started collecting then.

Most german soldiers had certainly untill end 1942 cameras and film. They were encouraged to take pictures. Later that was far less but as you can see the still had cameras and film to take pictures of events.

 

[Snautzer01]

Douglas-Long Beach B-17F-30-DL 42-3177 MS-O The Hellion to RAF early 1944 as Fortress II SR376 for use by 214 Sqn.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 351BG Polebrook 26/4/43; transferred 337BS/96BG [AW-K] HELLER'S ANGEL Andrews Field, then THE HELLION /43; 535BS/381BG [MS-O] Ridgewell 15/7/43; 28m transferred to RAF 214 Sq [SR376] BU-C Sculthorpe, Nfk.; 1699 Flt 4Z-? Sculthorpe, Nfk. 25/1/44. Written off 11/3/4

1. Fortress Mk. II SR376, 214 Sqn RAF, n.º 100 Group, 1944;

2. Fortress Mk. II SR386, 214 Sqn RAF, n.º 100 Group, 1944;

3. Fortress Mk. III SR223, 214 Sqn RAF, n.º 100 Group, 1944;

4. Fortress Mk. III KJ117, 214 Sqn RAF, n.º 100 Group, 1944;

1. USAF Serial Number Search Results
2. 42-3177 | American Air Museum
3. *PHOTO* B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber (42-3177) "The Hellion" in Combat ~ 381st BG | eBay
4. 1:32 DK Decals - P-51, B-24, Fortress and Airacobra

 

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