a b 17 b or c,

Credible Sport · Post by **Credible Sport** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:31 pm

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varsity07840 · Post by **varsity07840** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:08 am

I'm going with B

Duane

DryMartini · Post by **DryMartini** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:51 am

That's a "B" model, for sure.

Second Air Force · Post by **Second Air Force** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:34 pm

Yep, I agree.

I am trying to figure out where that happened--the scenery looks familiar to me for some reason.

varsity07840 · Post by **varsity07840** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:30 pm

I've never seen an A/C with a pre war 29th BG designator before.

Duane

Chris Brame · Post by **Chris Brame** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:08 am

From cross-checking Baugher and accident-report.com, and going by the desert landscape, the two most likely candidates seem to be 38-213 on 2-26-42 and 38-218 on 2-6-42, both in Arizona. 213 must have been repaired because it was transferred to Lowry after that; 218 was written off.

Credible Sport · Post by **Credible Sport** » Fri May 02, 2014 12:45 pm

Thank you

Chris Brame · Post by **Chris Brame** » Fri May 02, 2014 9:52 pm

A little more detail from aviationarchaeology.com:

38-213 was with the 12th RS, 39th BG; accident listed as "landing accident, structural failure", at Davis-Monthan Field, AZ.
38-218 was with the 62nd BS, 39th BG; accident listed as "forced landing, engine failure", four miles north of Milford, UT.

218 seems the more likely prospect now, except for the 29th BG designator; but the only 29th B-17B incident listed there was a taxiing accident at MacDill Field in Florida. Google Earth does show a desert scrub area north of Milford, UT with mountains to the west. Strange this plane would be a write-off with so little apparent damage, though.

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