Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-50-VE: 42-6105 to 42-6204 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 492nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 422nd Bomb Squadron, 858th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JJ-K |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 42-6174
Delivered Long Beach 13/8/43 with Joe Hearn(d); Cheyenne 15/8/43; Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-K] Chelveston 7/11/43 HOME-SICK ANGEL; 858BS/492BG Alconbury (Carpetbagger Ops) 26/6/44. STRIPPED FOR ACTION aka SWING SHIFT.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 27 July 2019
26. February 2026 access_time 19:45
B-17F-50-VE 42-6174
photos of this a/c as Home-Sick Angel in 422/305 show her appropriately in the night underside finish.
While I can’t verify or deny its later transfer to special operations with 859/492, a predominantly B-24 unit, I find it unlikely that is a/c was refinish into a daylight scheme.
I recommend finding and substituting the port side image displaying Home-Sick Angel with the night underside as a much better representation.
27. February 2026 access_time 0:50
42-6174 was originally assigned to the 365th Squadron of the 305th Bomb Group and flew daylight raids. It later transferred to the 422nd Squadron.
From comment by Ian White on this Facebook post.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/9261317727/posts/10163099842167728/