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B-17E christening at New Castle AAB

Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 6:16 pm
by Chris Brame
Another eBay find:
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E-model missing turrets and looking a bit war-weary; taken at New Castle AAB in Delaware. The first shot might yield a serial with a better scan.
The Osborne listings seem to show four probable matches:
Dave Osborne wrote: 41-2535 Del McDill 23/1/42; Tucson 31/1/42; Ass 7BG Hawaii 2/42 then to 10AF Nasal, Asanol India w/Lt Carmack 20/5/42; Ret US, New Castle, Del. 29/5/42; Wilmington 30/8/42; WO 5/6/44.
41-9072 Del Boise 303BG 4/5/42; Geiger 26/5/42; Ass 11AF Kodiak 3/6/42; Umnak 4/6/42; RetUS New Castle 29/4/43; Gore 21/8/43; Wilmington 16/9/43; Reno 30/6/44; RFC Albuquerque 25/6/45.
41-9080 Del Geiger 301BG 6/4/42; Ass 11AF Bronze 5/6/42; Kodiak 11/7/42; Gore 14/3/43; New Castle 6/4/42; Olmstead 17/5/43; Wilmington 30/8/43; RFC Bush Fd 19/6/45.
41-9081 Del Geiger 301BG 6/4/42; Alamogordo 18/6/42; Westover 2/7/42; New Castle 1/9/42;
Mitchell 6/6/43; Cherry Pt 27/6/42; Selfridge 6/10/43; RFC Altus 29/8/45.
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