| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-DL: 42-38084 to 42-38213 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 326th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JW-E |
| Fate: | |
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B-17 42-38156 / Mary B
Delivered Denver 31/12/43; Presque Is 7/1/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-E] Podington 23/3/44; trans; sal 9th AF on Continent 31/10/45. MARY B.
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B-17 42-38156 / Mary B Details
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This page was last updated on 12 July 2017
07. September 2021 access_time 17:56
This aircraft was scrapped at Burtonwood, 1945-46. The manufacturers plate quotes B-17 G, manufacturers serial 8942, manufactured by Douglas, Long Beach, CA. Engine R-1820-97, ACTC No AF 42-38156. The plate exists in a private collection and was taken by the owner from the aircraft on the Burtonwood dump. The date is not legible.
18. September 2023 access_time 20:34
Mary B was my mother. My father, James D. Boyle, was lead navigator and got to name the plane. I have a picture of him standing in front of the aircraft.