B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-107111

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Production-block:
B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233

Manufacturer:
Douglas

Fate:

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History of
B-17 42-107111

Delivered Tulsa 24/2/44; 222 BU Ardmore 20/12/44; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 12/12/45.

Source: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link/CommissionsEarned)

Last updated: 15. January 2026

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Katherine Lazary
23. March 2024 22:00

My father Gus P Lazary army serial number 12 239 850 served in the Army Air Force and was assigned to the 96th Bomb Group. I have a photo of him with his crew at Ardmore, OK taken 1/29/45 in front of a B-17 with the tail marking AR and the number 7111 on the plane below the fuselage. Would the B-17-42-107111 be the same plane? If so, this plane is part of the B-17G-35-DL production block but there is no Unit identified (Bomb group or squadron). I would be glad to email the photo as unable to attach it here. Also if this is the correct, I have a few questions about which missions my father flew, etc. Questions I never asked him before he passed and so regret now that I have grown to appreciate all the sacrifices made for us.
Sincerely,
Katherine Lazary daughter of Gus Lazary