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DanPokryshkin, There were two Army Air Forces Fields at Washington D.C. during WWII: Bolling Field Camp Springs Army Air Field As for the Aircraft Record Cards, of which I own all B-17C and B-17D reels, they will not reflect an individual flight to Washington D.C. They will only indicate if the airp...

Dan Johnson,

Great Juxtaposition of the two different images. Excellent.

C-47B

The Mary Ann was apparently photographed by the AAF on 6 April 1943, according to two different books that I have. The two authors, Jeffery Ethell and Warren Bodie, are not known for publishing BS. I would guess that the photos published by these two well regarded authors are authentic. Mary Ann can...

Members, Here is a list of B-17B airplanes that were lost in fatal accidents in the continental United States during the war years: B-17B # 38-211 October 22, 1942 B-17B # 38-214 April 6, 1942 B-17B # 38-216 February 6, 1941 B-17B # 38-262 April 2, 1943 B-17B # 38-267 December 17, 1941 B-17B # 39-00...

Just on a whim I checked Baugher's site. B17B 38-211 crashed 8 mi ENE of Hendricks,w/o Sep 24, 1943 so she'd have been around for the filming time. Could be that she's #18 in the film Hmm I learn more every day. I didn't know 38-211 was the first B17B. Could it be her in Air Force? Dan, Sorry, B-17...

Apparently, according to the AAF, there was only one. There is a photo of the B-17B that is purported to be the Mary Ann on page 33 of Jeff Ethell's book BOMBER COMMAND. The airplane has nose art that reads: "MARY ANN--STAR OF 'AIR FORCE'" The caption reads: Mary Ann is seen here after filming, back...

Is it my imagination, or are those engine cowlings rotated????? Is that even possible???? And; what about the "CC" on the cowling nearest to the photo? Or is that a "watermark"? Lastly are those antenna under the mission/kill markings? Wow, Steve, really cool! Thanks! Joe The cowlings are not "rota...

B-17B # 38-211 was destroyed in a crash eight miles ENE of Hendricks Field, Florida, on 10-22-42, killing five crewmembers. The airplane crashed while attempting to enter the pattern for landing at Hendricks Field. The airplane stalled in a climbing turn, fell off into an inverted attitude then roll...

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Here is a partial list of the serial number for B-17B airplanes retrofitted to B-17C configuration (flat waist window; convential radio hatch; ventral blister delete): 38-211 38-213 38-216 38-219 38-221 38-258 38-259 38-269 38-583 39-001 39-006 There is photo evidence of these airplanes with the mod...

Just a guess: Maybe it's damaged. Photo isn't that good.

C-47 John

I'm curious if anyone has any information about the cause/conditions/etc...NTSB Report (if they existed back then..haha...) about the B-17 that Crashed into Oregon's Cape Lookout? Best Regard, Mike Cassidy If you write to the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell AFB, they will send you t...

There is a pretty good reference book out there concerning stateside US Army Air Forces airplane crashes during WWII. It is: FATAL ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1941-1945 by Anthony J. Mireles The book is published by McFarland & Co. Inc. Publishers Jefferson, NC. The book...