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According to Foreman's B-17 nose art book The Virginian (if it is indeed the same ac) was part of the 385BG.
Good Luck with your research.
TonyM.

I spent some time searching for the photo of this but could not find it. I have seen these ash receivers before--they look like little cups that are attached to the column. They have a small lip on them for resting a butt. I looked at the B-29 reference book: B-29 IN DETAIL AND SCALE and you can see...

Yep, Ford ash trays. B-24s had them too.

And if I remember correctly some B-17s had little ashtrays attached to the control columns too.

Every one smoked back then.

I quit over ten years ago.

TM

Does anybody know what was the final disposition of the Model 299 wreckage?

T

Happy Birthday to the B-17 Flying Fortress.
July 28, 1935.
TM

This is one of the most unusual B-17 accidents that I have come across. This B-17, with landing gear extended, landed horizontally (side to side) on a hill while in a bank that exactly matched the slope of the terrain--at night. Read on. . . . 7-24-43A. Ephrata, Washinginton. At 0054, a Boeing B-17...

A detailed summary of this accident can be found on

Page 697, Volume 2, FATAL ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1941-1945.

There is also an AAF accident report for this crash.

Good Luck.

TonyM.

Go to the excellent index at Craig Fuller's AAIR website: Go to www.aviationarchaeology.com to find out if there is a report.

What date did the accident happen.

TonyM.

To Gary1954: RB-25 is not a "Recon" version. The R is for "Restricted", such as in RB-26 or RP-38 or RP-322 or RP-40. The "R" designation for Recon came out much later than WWII, like RF-101C, RB-57 or RF-4C, which are Viet Nam era. Dedicated "Recon" type ships during WWII seem to be "F" prefix, suc...

gary1954 wrote:With regard to the designation on the B-25,
Now what the heck is a JB-25? is this a Training Hack

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Perhaps the JB-25 designation (which I never heard of) is an inadvertent distortion of the USN B-25 desgination of PBJ-1 ?

Just a thought.

TonyM.

Don't forget these two:

F-10 ----- Photo Recon B-25

AT-24 ---- Twin engine trainer B-25 type


And there is the USN version: PBJ-1

Good Luck with your research.

TonyM

Maybe they had to slay a dragon to get the B-17 out of New Guinea.

TM

Was able to get details on another forum. Thanks Steve Birdsall.

TM

Looking for information concerning the loss of B-17F # 41-24427. I have conflicting dates. Freeman/Osborne book says the aircraft was lost on 19 September 1942; Other sources list the airplane as lost on 15 Septemeber 1942. Which is correct? Looking for a crew list for this aircraft. Need MACR numbe...

According to Roger Freeman/David Osborne B-17 Reference work: "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" : B-17E # 41-9141 Delivered Geiger Field, 301 BG 01May42; Alamogordo AAF, 18June42; Westover AAF, 02July42; Walla Walla AAF, 12Aug42; Boise AAF, 26Oct42; Lockbourn AAF, 04April 43; Las Vegas AAF, 17Oct43; ...