B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-102896 / Capt’n And His Kids

History of
B-17 42-102896 / Capt’n And His Kids

Delivered Roswell 16/4/44; slated 306BG CAP’N and HIS KIDS 17/4/44; 3018 BU Kingman 1/10/44; 4126 BU San Bernardino 17/1/45; 3018 BU Kingman 26/1/45; 3030 BU Roswell 22/6/45; 3541 BU Lincoln 23/8/45; 3030 BU Roswell 28/8/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/12/45.

Last updated: 24. October 2020

B-17 42-102896 / Capt’n And His Kids Details

After an extensive research in a Facebook group we found out that the picture is not #42-102896 / Capt’n And His Kids. B-17 #42-102896 should be a B-17 with natual metal finish.

The B-17 Capt’n And His Kids most likely has the serial number #42-38093.