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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.
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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.

Grumman S-2E Tracker of anti-submarine squadron VS-29 Tromboners. VS-29 was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) and flew the S-2E from 1964 to 1968 using two-digit numbers. Date1960s SourceU.S. Navy AuthorOfficial US Navy Photo by PHC(AW/SW) Mahlon K. Miller, USN CVSG-53 (NS) www.gonavy.jp/CVSG-NSf.html S-2E Tracker 152XXX VS-29 ‘Tromboners’ Code NS of CVSG-53. Side number 30.

This plane is actually the famous Hell's Angels from the 303rd Bomb Group, B-17F #42-24577 (358BS) VK-D. This information is provided by www.303rdBG.com. Please see www.303rdbg.com/pp-hellsangelscrew.html In the photo: On top of the aircraft from Left to Right: S/Sgt David Miller (TG), S/Sgt James H. Comer, Jr. (LWG), S/Sgt Frank Kimotek (R), S/Sgt Alfred R. Buinicky (BT), S/Sgt Walter Gasser (AE/RWG), T/Sgt M.D. Ignaczewski (E), 1Lt William J. Monahan (P), 1Lt Ripley W. Joy (P), 2Lt William P. Maher (N), 2Lt Walter Hargrove (B), On propeller hub: Crew Chief Fabian Folmer Ground Crewmen on scaffolding: (Back L-R) Edward A. West, Jr., John R. Kosilla, Wilson Fairfield (Front L-R) John R. Johnson, Earnest Touhey, Kasmer Weygrayn On the bomb: unknown Armorers In the Jeep: Major Kirk R. Mitchell