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Been deathly quiet around here, so:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Org-Photo-B-17 ... rk:18:pf:0
Osborne lists it as only lasting two months from delivery to salvage after being strafed on Java.

Interestingly, there's a P-39 in the background on the left.

varsity07840 wrote:Interestingly, there's a P-39 in the background on the left.

and a tail of another to the right...............

41-2488 (c/n: 2299).
Assigned: 7th BG / 30th BS
Ferried: January 1942 - (Florida - Africa - Singoasri Field) - (Pilot: 1Lt John D Bridges)
Project X
Assigned: 6 February 1942 - 5th AF / 7th BG / 9th BS - (Singoasri Field)
Destroyed: 20 February 1942 (Bombing / Strafed) - Singosari Field, Java (Aircraft was parked) - SOC.

terveurn wrote:41-2488 (c/n: 2299).
Assigned: 7th BG / 30th BS
Ferried: January 1942 - (Florida - Africa - Singoasri Field) - (Pilot: 1Lt John D Bridges)
Project X
Assigned: 6 February 1942 - 5th AF / 7th BG / 9th BS - (Singoasri Field)
Destroyed: 20 February 1942 (Bombing / Strafed) - Singosari Field, Java (Aircraft was parked) - SOC.

So, the picture was taken stateside? There were no P-39s in Java

Thanks for sharing the photo. Here is a photo of 41-2488 following the strafing on Java.

That identification of the B-17E as 41-2488 has been questioned. It seems more likely it's 41-2486, which ended up with the 19th Bomb Group in Australia. It would be good to get a much closer look at that photo.

You may be on to something:

Bid is up to $40.99 so I'm out.

And sold for $108.49.