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Title: B-17 info
Post by: rodak on November 24, 2007, 03:00:32 PM

Hi guys.  Does anyone know where I can find information about a particular B-17 that my cousin flew on during WWII?  The aircraft has a big #2839 on the fuselage in the picture of him and the rest of the crew and I just wanted to find out the names of the other crewmen and what happened to the plane.

Thanks in advance,
Jeff

PS.  I'll post a pic of it when I get it scanned.

Title: B-17 info
Post by: Guppy35 on November 24, 2007, 03:22:33 PM

Seeing the picture would help.  If it's big numbers on the fuselage, not the tail, the photo was taken during training state side so it wasn't a combat bird.  The serial number on the tail should be more then 4 numbers however.

If you can post the photo, that would be great.

Title: B-17 info
Post by: trigger2 on November 24, 2007, 10:52:02 PM

If you can come up with the birds tail number (usually 5-10 digits) that would help a ton.

Title: B-17 info
Post by: rodak on November 25, 2007, 09:45:04 AM

Thanks guys I'll look through some photos and see what I can find.

Title: B-17 info
Post by: DmdJJ on November 27, 2007, 04:30:49 PM

It would also be helpful to know what bomb group he flew with.