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This interesting photo turned up on eBay. It was taken at Nadzab, New Guinea, probably early in 1944.



The paintwork tells us that it’s been modified as an armed transport, and that’s a cowgirl pinup by Brown & Bigelow artist Rolf Armstrong taped to the nose (I’ve inserted a clearer image of it).

I think it might be either 41-2657 or 41-2662 but I haven’t been able to confirm that, so any help will be very welcome.

It turns out that this one is 41-2464, a veteran of the 19th Bomb Group and later the 43rd, where it was named Queenie in the 64th Bomb Squadron and Pamela in the 65th.

It's unique (in my experience) in having the modified, enlarged cheek windows restored to the original B-17E style.