The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Screwball” of the 401st Bomb Group at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 April 1944.
B-17 Screwball Details
A late B-17F or early B-17G production. 401st Bomb Group. No further information known.
Published: 10. August 2021 / Last updated: 24. August 2021
22. December 2021 access_time 8:11
I have found another photo of this plane online. http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_B-17_screw_loose.html
This says the plane was called Screw Loose, though the only word actually painted on the nose is Screw, it’s name is uncertain.
The men in the photo are ? Coyle and Clint West. They were ground crew at 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton. This may be where the photo was taken. http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_ground_crew_2nd_strategic_air_depot.html
There is another photo of Clint West with a B-17 I can find no record of – Bomb’n Belle. http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_B-17G_bombn_belle.html
22. December 2021 access_time 9:02
I just found a photo of Bomb’n Belle. Assigned to 447th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 May 1944. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/24438
24. December 2021 access_time 10:34
Thank you for that.
I did not known, that the name is “Screw Loose”.
Do you mean “Screw Loose” could be “Bomb’n Belle”?
24. December 2021 access_time 11:43
Hi. No I meant it was another B-17 I had never seen before. Although the american air museum link makes me wonder if Bomb’N Belle was 42-37864 rather than the listed name of Marty.
28. December 2021 access_time 19:12
I understand. Thank you very much for all your comments and suggestions. Sorry for my delayed reactions.
Cheers
Jing