42-6153 Good Pickin
"Official" sources state that this a/c did not arrive at Dalhart until August 26, 1944.
Stated to be the crew of Kenneth Schreiner, replacement crew assigned to 447BG, 711SQ, May 1, 1944.
Cannot remember the source of this photo. Harold Kiena
Harold Kiena
Object Number - UPL 18694 - Said to have been taken at Dalhart, Texas around February/March 1944. "Official" sources state that this a/c did not arrive at Dalhart until...
Delivered Long Beach 7/8/43; Pyote 8/8/43; used by 452BG for training; 232 BU Dalhart 26/8/44; 235 BU Biggs 31/10/44; 2318 BU Alamogordo 8/1/45; 235 BU Biggs 10/1/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/10/45. GOOD PICKIN’.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: AO-1995917
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-555293
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16078900
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2072422
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0816243
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rattlesnake Bomber Base
Revisions
MAURER, M., Air Force Combat Units...
Research on production allocation by P. MARCHESE. 1984, et seq.
Maurer, Maurer, Combat Units... , at 100 th BG. and AAM @ 100th BG.
AAM AIRCRAFT ARCHIEVE
@ 42-6154 which lists association to GOOD PICKINGS in its synopsis.
P. MARCHESE Feb. 10, 2022
B-17 Serial Number listing: B-17F-50-VE S/N range: 42-6105 thru 42-6204.
