42-31474 Stinky Weather

Nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 32-31179) nicknamed "Stinky Weather", used for weather reconnaissance by the 25th Bomb Group. media-378768.jpg FRE 592 Nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Stinky Weather", used for weather reconnaissance by the 25th Bomb Group. Closer inspection of photo suggests this is actually B-17G-20-BO 42-31474 and was assigned 8WEA Cheddington 2/12/43; possibly allocated to 25th BG before being transferred to 368BS/306BG [BO-V] Thurleigh 23/9/44; Salvaged 17/4/45. ELIZABETH. Roger Freeman Collection

Closer inspection of photo reveals Batch No. 20-BO and Serial No. 42-31474

Object Number - FRE 592 - Nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Stinky Weather", used for weather reconnaissance by the 25th Bomb Group. Closer inspection of photo...

Delivered Cheyenne 5/11/43; Gr Island 21/11/43; Romulus 27/11/43; Syracuse 28/11/43; Presque Is 1/12/43; Assigned 8WEA Cheddington 2/12/43; transferred 368BS/306BG [BO-V] Thurleigh 23/9/44; Salvaged 17/4/45. ELIZABETH.

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Nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 32-31179) nicknamed "Stinky Weather", used for weather reconnaissance by the 25th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 592 - Nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed...