Tail No. and name ????????????????

[butchthebear]

 

[Geoffrey Sinclair]

David Osborne B-17 log has 3 Hi Ho Silver, dates are DD/MM/YY

B-17G-35-BO 42-32116 Del Cheyenne 26/1/44; Presque Is 1/3/44; Ass 452BG Deopham Green 3/3/44; tran 457BG Glatton 11/3/44; 323BS/91BG [OR-B] Bassingbourn 16/3/44; 322BS [LG-A] then 401BS [LL-B]; {130m} RetUS, RFC Kingman 27/5/45. (Radio-op Bill McGavern donated A-2 jacket to 91BG museum at Bassingbourn). HI-HO SILVER
B-17G-45-BO 42-97229 Del Cheyenne 9/2/44; Kearney 21/2/44; Presque Is 6/3/44; Ass 524BS/379BG [WA-Q] Kimbolton 23/3/44; b/d Ruhland 12/9/44 w/?; prop off, hit nose; Sal 2 SAD 14/9/44. HI HO SILVER.
B-17G-70-BO 43-37847 Del Cheyenne 29/5/44; Hunter 7/6/44; Grenier 26/6/44; Ass 326BS/92BG [JW-C] Podington 17/7/44 HI HO SILVER; b/d Dresden 17/4/45 w/?; f/l continent; Sal 20/4/45. SILVER.

According to the USAAF the cheek guns came into production with the B-17G-60-BO

 

[butchthebear]

David Osborne B-17 log has 3 Hi Ho Silver, dates are DD/MM/YY

B-17G-35-BO 42-32116 Del Cheyenne 26/1/44; Presque Is 1/3/44; Ass 452BG Deopham Green 3/3/44; tran 457BG Glatton 11/3/44; 323BS/91BG [OR-B] Bassingbourn 16/3/44; 322BS [LG-A] then 401BS [LL-B]; {130m} RetUS, RFC Kingman 27/5/45. (Radio-op Bill McGavern donated A-2 jacket to 91BG museum at Bassingbourn). HI-HO SILVER
B-17G-45-BO 42-97229 Del Cheyenne 9/2/44; Kearney 21/2/44; Presque Is 6/3/44; Ass 524BS/379BG [WA-Q] Kimbolton 23/3/44; b/d Ruhland 12/9/44 w/?; prop off, hit nose; Sal 2 SAD 14/9/44. HI HO SILVER.
B-17G-70-BO 43-37847 Del Cheyenne 29/5/44; Hunter 7/6/44; Grenier 26/6/44; Ass 326BS/92BG [JW-C] Podington 17/7/44 HI HO SILVER; b/d Dresden 17/4/45 w/?; f/l continent; Sal 20/4/45. SILVER.

According to the USAAF the cheek guns came into production with the B-17G-60-BO

thanks I did find it by looking for the last name in B-17 nose art name directory = it just took me awhile. the font was a little tough to get past. Again thanks a bunch

 

[daviemax]

Check guns were installed on early G's at mod centers and in the field, so ID is not necessarily correlated with production block number.

 

[mjfur]

Asisbiz 42 32116 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORB Hi Ho Silver's with crew and nose art right side FRE3547

42-32116 | American Air Museum

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