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A flight of B-17Es
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:53 pm
by Dan Johnson
Nothing too exciting but a nice view of 3 B-17Es in flight. A quick look suggests 190 stayed in the US but 074 and 076 ended up in England.
Re: A flight of B-17Es
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:06 am
by Chris Brame
I saw that one as well; wonder about the markings under the serials? Morse code V for Victory I guess, but who added them?
From the serials I would guess this was taken somewhere around Boise between April 21 and May 12, 1942.
Re: A flight of B-17Es
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 4:43 pm
by Steve Birdsall
41-9076, piloted by Lt William S. Raper, was one of eight 303rd Bomb Group B-17Es that were rushed to Midway in May 1942. Raper returned to the 303rd and went to England with them, but 41-9076 stayed in Hawaii.
In July 1942 it went to the New Hebrides with the 26th Bomb Squadron of the 11th Bomb Group and it was scrapped after a no-brakes landing on Espiritu Santo on 23 October 1942.
I believe its vertical tail section ended up on 41-2433, but I haven’t yet been able to prove it conclusively.
