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This is a B-17G 43-38067 which came to 412BS 95BG as QW-E. in Aug 1944.
The Guys look fresh so maybe taken shortly after its arrival.
Stig

Delivered Cheyenne, WY 21/6/44; Kearney, NE 16/7/44; Dow Fd, ME 3/8/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-E] Horham 4/8/44, aka BIG CHIEF ILLINIWEEK; force landed battle damaged 16/11/44 RAF Woodbridge, UK; then force landed B-58 AF Melsbroek, Bel 6/5/45; and at A-92 AF St Trond, Bel; Returned to USA Bradley, CT 27/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, TX 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman, AZ 20/11/45.

Some of the signed names check * with the crew of aircraft 44-50493 of the 578BS which was damaged but survived a Berlin mission 18 March 1945 18 Mar 1945 578th Sqdn. A/C 493 P Vickers, R.E. 2nd Lt. * CP Schwarzer, D.E. 2nd Lt. N Roberts, K.E. 2nd Lt. * B Henthorn, W.N. S/Sgt. R Costanzo, N.T. S/Sgt. E Krutys, E.V. T/Sgt. RW Nock, W.H. S/Sgt. * LW Damuth, T.A. S/Sgt. TG Leinweber, R.L. S/Sgt. from www.b24.net/missions/MM031845.htm

Schwarzer and the rest of the crew of B-24 The Niagara Special had all successfully survived baling out over liberated French territory returning from a raid in January 1945 www.b24.net/stories/niagara.htm His name appears on the crew lists for the sight seeing 'Trolley Missions' over Germany immediately post war so perhaps 'shot down' refers to the bale-out incident over France...after which they flew more missions!

Foto de soldados Argentinos en Malvinas