B-17E 41-9085

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AIR DEPOT
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B-17E 41-9085

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Does anyone have any early photos of B-17E S/N 41-9085? She was known as Lil' Butch or Jarrin' Jenny. I am looking for photos of her either as she arrived in England, or just before she was salvaged. One late photo shows her with an -F Model nose I want to know if she was in the same camouflage scheme as Peggy D.
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Here you go. At first glance, it appears to be the OD over grey paint scheme.

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OldBillB17F wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:55 am Here you go. At first glance, it appears to be the OD over grey paint scheme.
Not sure when the navi's cheek window was upgraded, this is a B-17F mod that was retrofitted to the surviving E's. Not 100% sure, but confident that the E's were quickly phased out of combat ops either late August / early September 42 as soon as enough F's were available.
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Thank you. I still need to find out if it had the same camouflage scheme as "Peggy D," since they both were early 8th AF arrivals.
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Might as well post some shots of 41-9043
41-9042 or 41-9043 c.JPG
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Thank you. It does appear that through the reflections, it does have the camouflage scheme.
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