The "Borrowed Time"

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I dont know if I am doing this right, I have 2 pictures of a plane named Borrowed Time and 3 men standing next to it. It was in my grandmas photo album. I would love to know who they are

 
Hello,

I have created a separate thread for the post because it is not a Boeing B-17 but the Northrop P-61A-5-NO Black Widow, serial no. 42-5547 of the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron of the Ninth Air Force USAAF. Below a link to alread posted thread for the same kite ...

Looking for P-61A "Borrowed Time" 25547 with the 422nd

Hunting for photos of "Borrowed Time" a P-61A with the 422nd. 25547 is the tail number. I have seen the one photo in Aircraft of the Aces: P-61 Black Widow Nightfighers, but haven't seen any others (real photos that is, not illustrations). Thank you for your help.
ww2aircraft.net




the pic source: the net.
 
It doesn't look like 42-5547 was shot down or perhaps there was more than one aircraft named Borrowed Time?
What is the name of your Father-in-Law?

Northrop P-61A-5-NO Black Widow
42-5547 shot down a V-1 'flying bomb' 16Jul44; first 422nd NFS 'kill' of the war. (422nd NFS) DBR at Florennes, Belgium Dec 2, 1944. Named "Borrowed Time" Condemned salvage no battle damage Dec 4, 1944.
"DBR: Damaged Beyond Recoverable/Recorvability"

USAAF Accident Reports - December 1944 (Overseas)

AAIR, Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research, is a source of U. S. military aircraft accident reports, pictures of aircraft crash sites, MACRs (Missing Air Crew Reports) and individual aircraft history cards and historical research. Historic aircraft crash site surveys, search and...
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441202Allee, Donald WP-61A542-5547422NFS_9A78GAC4BEL_Florennes/A-78

GAC - Ground Accident
 
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Here's a list of aircraft that went missing in March 1945. No P-61's on the 17th. One went missing on the 16th but that was in the South West Pacific.

USAAF Missing Aircrew Reports - March 1945

AAIR, Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research, is a source of U. S. military aircraft accident reports, pictures of aircraft crash sites, MACRs (Missing Air Crew Reports) and individual aircraft history cards and historical research. Historic aircraft crash site surveys, search and...
www.aviationarchaeology.com
 
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