Source:
www.306bg.us
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-60-BO: 42-102744 to 42-102978 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: |
, RFC Walnut Ridge (20 December 1945) |
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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.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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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.
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This page was last updated on 24 October 2020
28. November 2025 access_time 19:10
Captain and his kids is either a Douglas or Vega, with the Long Beach 42-38093 looking like a probable match give the known nickname.