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Alan Is it possible to read the USAAF serial number seen under the two small windows on this B-17G? Stig

This Boeing B-17G appears to be the same aircraft (B-17G-60-VE, USAAF Ser. No. 44-8331):

TVL1970 Yes that sounds logic Stig

B-17G "Miss Sweetness", USAAF Ser. No. 44-8717. Shot down over Germany by Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe jet fighters on 18 March 1945. See: www.8thafhs.com/get_mia_aircraft.php?acgroup_id=12&mi...

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.

What was the SBAAF?

Does anyone else think the tail number under the right wing is 42-37990?

Interesting that the nose glazing and chin turret on this Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress have been censored out of the photo. By September 1944 (when this photo was taken) a chin turret equipped Flying Fortresses would hardly have been a "secret."