B-17G der 15th Air Force, s/n 42-32XXX
15th Air Force B-17G s/n #42-32XXX Details
Eine P-38 Lightning und eine B-17G der 15th Air Force, s/n 42-32XXX der 99th Bomb Group; 347th oder 348th Bomb Squadron. 1944.
Veröffentlicht: 11. Juli 2021 / Zuletzt aktualisiert: 11. Juli 2021
15. Juni 2024 access_time 21:11
It is a B-17G-35-BO of the 348th Bomb Squadron, due to the three vertical bars on the tail and the first letters of the serial number. Using the database I found 42-32036, -32041, -32057, -32061 Lucious Louise, and -32069. All joined the squadron in March 1944 and served throughout 1944.
17. Juni 2024 access_time 9:08
Thank you for looking closer to the B-17 in this picture. Very helpful information 🙂
17. Juni 2024 access_time 23:23
No problem. I just wish we could narrow down the serial number even further.
29. April 2025 access_time 20:22
Of those five B-17Gs it could be, they all went to the 348th BS/99th BG from the 483rd BG on March 31, 1944. Two were lost in July 1944, one was damaged in a mid-air collision, and two survived the war. Some were natural metal, including “Lucious Louise,” but the one in the photo is olive-drab. They were delivered to Cheyenne’s modification center in January 1944, and 42-32036 was olive-drab and went to Cheyenne on January 15. Lucious Louise, meanwhile, was natural metal and went to Cheyenne five days later. If the time of delivery was related to being NM or OD, that could narrow down which B-17 it was. So far I think it may be 42-32036.