43-38313 Off limits, lil butch
Top group, left to right; B-17G number 43-38476 (no name), B-17G number 43-38397 ("Scrooge's Stooges"), and B-17G number 43-38313 ("Off Limits"
Middle group; B-17Gs number 44-8379 (no name), number 43-38523 ("Glory Bound"), and number 42-37936 ("All American Girl").
Bottom group; Unidentified planes from the 351st Bomb Squadron.
*It is believed by the uploader that this photograph was taken between 12 October 1944 and 4 January 1945, as this was the only time that all the aircraft shown in the photo were air worthy. 100th Bomb Group collection
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Object Number - UPL 52351 - Planes from the 100th Bomb Group on a mission*. Top group, left to right; B-17G number 43-38476 (no name), B-17G number 43-38397 ("Scrooge's...
Delivered Cheyenne 20/7/44; Kearney 29/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-S] Thorpe Abbotts 11/8/44; 350BS [LN-S]; transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; 237 BU Kirtland 31/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46. OFF LIMITS aka LIL BUTCH.
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