43-37998

Second Lieutenant Edward St Clair of the 486th Bomb Group leans out of the window of his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37998) nicknamed "The Roanoke Magician". Image via Roland A Andrews. Handwritten on image: '23914 #7998. 486th BG, 835 Bs.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt Edward St Clair, 835th Sqd Pilot. 486 B Group Sudbury.' media-380824.jpg FRE 2020 Second Lieutenant Edward St Clair of the 486th Bomb Group leans out of the window of his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37998) nicknamed "The Roanoke Magician". Image via Roland A Andrews. Handwritten on image: '23914 #7998. 486th BG, 835 Bs.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt Edward St Clair, 835th Sqd Pilot. 486 B Group Sudbury.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2020 - Second Lieutenant Edward St Clair of the 486th Bomb Group leans out of the window of his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37998) nicknamed "The...

Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [4N-E] Sudbury 11/7/44; 66m Returned to the USA Bradley 9/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. MISS IRISH.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

43-37998: Gallery (2 items)

Second Lieutenant Edward St Clair of the 486th Bomb Group leans out of the window of his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37998) nicknamed "The Roanoke Magician". Image via Roland A Andrews. Handwritten on image: '23914 #7998. 486th BG, 835 Bs.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt Edward St Clair, 835th Sqd Pilot. 486 B Group Sudbury.'

Object number: FRE 2020 - Second Lieutenant Edward St Clair of the 486th...

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (HH-H, serial number 43-37908) nicknamed "Wolfel Bear" and B-17 (2S-F, serial number 43-37998) of the 486th Bomb Group in flight, during a mission.

Object number: FRE 6758 - B-17 Flying Fortresses, (HH-H, serial number 43...