42-97562 Evenin Folks! - How Yall
Nose Art painted by Charles Busa and assisted by Tony Starcer
JOE HARLICK PHOTO Joe Harlick Collection
Object Number - UPL 50945 - Evening Folks - How Y'all ( 42-97562) with Lt. Col. Weitzenfield Nose Art painted by Charles Busa and assisted by Tony Starcer JOE HARLICK PHOTO
Delivered Denver 17/12/43; 1SAG Langley 12/1/44; Mitchell 1/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 2/2/44; transferred 324BS/91BG [DF-D] Bassingbourn 27/2/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 5/45 for VIP's; Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46. EVENIN' FOLKS! HOW Y'ALL?
On 3/6/44, with 1st.Lt Carl M. Clark, 42-97562 (a H2X-equipped PFF-aircraft) just after becoming airborne struck a vehicle on the runway. No. 3 prop and the right landing gear were damaged. The crew remained in the air until the bulk of the gas had been utilized and made the normal crash landing procedure. No one was injured on either the obstructing vehicle or aircraft. This took place at Bassingbourn airfield, where they were scheduled to lead the 398th BG in a raid on coastal gun batteries in the Pas de Calais area of France.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Revisions
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-20-ve-42-97536-4…
