Looking for photos of U.S. 379th Heavy Bomb group B-17 Pipe Dream - 43-38874.

PipeDream said:

I have been looking for a while but I have been unable to find any photos of the Pipe Dream, 43-38874. Any help in the search would be appreciated!

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Thumpalumpacus said:

I don't have my copy of Bendiner's The Fall of Fortresses handy (he flew in the 379th in 1943), but when I head home tomorrow I'll look through its pics and see if I can find it in any of them. Do you have a serial to look for in case the pic doesn't show the nose?

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Snautzer01 said:

43-38874 its in the title and it a B-17G-100-BO (Boeing Airplane Co. Seattle, Wash. )

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Snautzer01 said:

379th Bomb Group
524th Bomb Squadron
WA-U

43-38874 / Pipe Dream | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies

B-17 #43-38874 / Pipe Dream: Delivered Hunter 2/10/44; Dow Fd 11/10/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-U] Kimbolton 13/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.

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Thumpalumpacus said:

I don't have my copy of Bendiner's The Fall of Fortresses handy (he flew in the 379th in 1943), but when I head home tomorrow I'll look through its pics and see if I can find it in any of them. Do you have a serial to look for in case the pic doesn't show the nose?

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PipeDream said:

Thanks, any help is appreciated. Even if you don't find anything, it will be nice to know that I've exhausted most search options!

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Thumpalumpacus said:

Hiya Piper, it looks like I won't be able to make it over there today, but probably tomorrow. Hopefully I can be of help.

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PipeDream said:

I have been looking for a while but I have been unable to find any photos of the Pipe Dream, 43-38874. Any help in the search would be appreciated!

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