41-9141
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FRE 8857
Two B-17E Flying Fortresess (serial number 41-9131) and (serial number 41-9141) fitted with ball turrets during a test flight. Printed caption on reverse: '3391- Boeing B-17E in Flight, US Air Force Photo.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Geiger 301BG 1/5/42; allocated for RAF in shadow shaded camouflage. National insignia repainted for USAAF. Alamogordo 18/6/42; Westover 2/7/42; Walla Walla 12/8/42; Boise 26/10/42; Lockbourn 4/4/43; Las Vegas 17/10/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 5/7/45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Geiger, Washington | 1 May 1942 | 301BG (USA) Domestic assignments, 1942/1943. |