| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 42-3259 |
| Alternate Serial: | 23259 |
| Military Code: | XM-D |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress |
| Licence-built by: | Douglas |
| C/n (msn): | 8195 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 332 BS |
| Aircraft Name: | Snafu |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 13 April 1943 to 10 May 1943 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 402208 |
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Aircraft D of the 332nd Bombardment Squadron, which was working up at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine in April 1943 as part of the 94th Bombardment Group which deployed to England in May. 42-3259 was damaged by flak over Flensburg during one of its first missions on 19 May 1943. Transferred to 384th BG for which it flew 34 missions, now named Alabama Whirlwind. Transferred to 44th BG in March 1944. Retired from combat duty and flown to Tinker Field, Oklahoma in August 1944. Sold for scrap in 1946. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 16 October 2021, and has since been viewed 617 times. |