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a b 17 b or c,
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:31 pm
by Credible Sport
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Re: a b 17 b or c,
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:08 am
by varsity07840
I'm going with B
Duane
Re: a b 17 b or c,
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:51 am
by DryMartini
That's a "B" model, for sure.
Re: a b 17 b or c,
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:34 pm
by Second Air Force
Yep, I agree.
I am trying to figure out where that happened--the scenery looks familiar to me for some reason.
Re: a b 17 b or c,
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:30 pm
by varsity07840
I've never seen an A/C with a pre war 29th BG designator before.
Duane
Re: a b 17 b or c,
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:08 am
by Chris Brame
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.
Re: a b 17 b or c,
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 12:45 pm
by Credible Sport
Thank you
Re: a b 17 b or c,
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 9:52 pm
by Chris Brame
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.