| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , Boeing B-17E: 41-2393 to 41-2669 |
| Delievered: | Geiger |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 19th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: |
, Written off (03 June 1945) |
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History of
B-17 41-2462 / Billy
Delivered Geiger 22/12/41; Assigned 93BS/19BG Java 11/2/42 with Boron; with J.E. Hensler strafed Jackson Fd, Port Moresby while taxying 25/12/41, repaired and became hack for Lt Gen Krueger 6th Army, called BILLY, then Written off in New Guinea 3/6/45.
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This page was last updated on 21 January 2026
02. June 2018 access_time 5:24
There are some good images of this plane in an early war time Nat. Geographics.
03. October 2022 access_time 20:10
My father was a bombardier flying in a B-17 marked 2462. His records show missions nly in Europe. I have a picture of the crew in front of this plane, with this marking. Does anyone know how I can find out about this plane? It doesn’t seem to match the description of the same # posted here.
28. November 2024 access_time 3:20
I too have a picture like you have described. my wife’s great was a pilot of a B-17 in Europe. we have a picture with him and his crew and the plane has 2462 on the nose. Does your picture happen to have a chalkboard with 6373 written on it? The pilots name was Fred Deiters.
29. November 2024 access_time 12:17
Hello David,
can you send me a copy of the picture please?
My email: info@b17flyingfortress.de
Cheers
Jing