A long shot, but worth a try

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Re: A long shot, but worth a try

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41-2668. I believe Harle Pease (MoH) flew this bird prior to getting shot down in another.

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Re: A long shot, but worth a try

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Finally, 41-9222, aka Lil Nell.

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Re: A long shot, but worth a try

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OldBillB17F wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:21 pm For comparison, here are the other B-17Es that returned with 41-2667.

Here is 41-2444

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I have the below listed in my files as 41-2444, yet they do not show a tail number. Therefore, I am not positive the following are indeed -2444.

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They don't appear to have HAD camouflage.
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Re: A long shot, but worth a try

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HAD was a temporary paint scheme...I think they all were eventually painted over with the standard olive drab over gray. Steve Birdsall can correct me if I'm wrong.
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