B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97912 / Purple Heart Kid

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-97912 / Purple Heart Kid

Production-block:
B-17G-35-VE: 42-97836 to 42-97935

Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega

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B-17 42-97912 / Purple Heart Kid

Delivered Tulsa 3/4/44; Hunter 15/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 775BS/463BG Celone 4/7/44; battle damaged Wiener Neustadt 26/3/45, Salvaged.

Last updated: 17. June 2017

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John De La Garza
18. October 2024 access_time 15:07

I’m searching for a photo, particularly the nose art, of B-17 Purple Heart Kid (42-97912). my father, then Lt. John (Joe) De La Garza was the navigator on the 24 March 1945 Berlin tank works raid. I have the flak piece that landed that barely missed him.

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