Information about this photograph:

  1. Aircraft No: 42-30721
  2. Tail Letter: Unknown
  3. Fuselage ID: Unknown
  4. Group/Squadron: 381st
  5. Official Name of Aircraft: Sweet and Lovely
  6. Date of Photograph: Estimated Spring/Summer 1944
  7. Photo Location: Unknown
  8. Crew at time of Photograph: Unknown
  9. Final Disposition of A/C: 10 October 1945, Altus, Oklahoma
  10. Interpretive Comments: Sweet and Lovely, B-17F 42-30721 was assigned to a number of groups over its history. The 398th (601st Squadron) acquired it from the 381st. The 398th records shows this B-17 listed in its aircraft inventory report, designated as “W W” (War Weary), every month from Dec. 6 1944 until the 398th pulled out May/June 1945.

Source Information:

  1. Photo Source: Scott Burris, 381st webmaster kindly provided this photo to Lee Anne Bradley, 398th Group Historian for use on the 398th web site.
  2. Photo Reference: 42-30721-3O_1944_381st
  3. Photographer: Unknown
  4. Information compiled by Lee Anne Bradley, Scott Burris and Geoff Rice
  5. With special thanks to Scott Burris of the 381st for providing this photo scan.
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