B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-97508 / Juanita

History of
B-17 42-97508 / Juanita

Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Savannah 30/12/43; Assigned 416BS/99BG Tortorella 1/44; {19m} transferred 96BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; {63m} Returned to the USA 2137 BU Hendricks 22/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46. JUANITA.

Last updated: 12. June 2021

B-17 42-97508 / Juanita Details

Research by Roman Sušil (http://www.leteckabitvakarpaty.cz) about the history behind the picture:
It was taken on May 5, 1944 during the raid on Ploesti, Romania. Picture taken from the left waist gun window of B-17G, S/N 42-107118 “Snafuperman”.