42-39880

A B-17 Flying Fortress (MI-O, serial number 42-38880) of the 812th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group during a visit to Fowlmere. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'How about this then! 482nd B.G. B-17 with codes!! MI-O 42-38880? at Fowlmere by the tower.'

media-414503.jpg FRE 8489 A B-17 Flying Fortress (MI-O, serial number 42-39880) of the 812th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group during a visit to Fowlmere. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'How about this then! 482nd B.G. B-17 with codes!! MI-O 42-38880? at Fowlmere by the tower.' Roger Freeman Collection

Serial number corrected from photograph and aircraft reference entry http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7262

Object Number - FRE 8489 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (MI-O, serial number 42-39880) of the 812th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group during a visit to Fowlmere. Handwritten caption on...

Delivered Long Beach 29/9/43; Gr Island 29/10/43; Assigned 812BS/482BG [MI-O] Alconbury, with H2X scanner in ball turret 14/12/43; retUS 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 3/6/45; Love Fd 28/11/45; 3501 BU Boca Raton 16/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 21/2/46.