Source:
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-130-BO: 42-30932 to 42-31031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: |
, RFC Walnut Ridge (20 December 1945) |
History of
B-17 42-30949 / Jumpin’ Jive
Delivered Cheyenne 24/8/43; Tinker 9/12/43; 3501 BU Boca Raton 14/7/44; 4208 BU Mines 17/7/44; 504BG Fairmont 29/8/44; 3501 BU Boca Raton 4/9/44; 2532 BU Randolph 11/4/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45. JUMPIN’ JIVE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30949 / Jumpin’ Jive Details
Identification of the serial number
After checking block F-130-BO ship, I came across the picture of #42-30949 nick named Jumpin‘ Jive. You can see the same type of top turret and engine nacelles and cooler painted similar. But the most prominent characteristic is the darker area at backboard side. It looks very similar and identical like the nose art on its starboard side.
This page was last updated on 27 March 2021
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