398th B-17 Aircraft Photos

Below are two indexes to our 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos ordered by A/C number.

  1. 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos
  2. Unidentified 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos

Unidentified 398th B-17 Aircraft are known B-17 aircraft based on various markings, context and source, but actual aircraft serial numbers cannot clearly be seen in the photo.

Searching the Lists

Besides scrolling through the list, you may wish to use your web browser's Find command to search the index by crew name, aircraft name, or date. It should be noted that some aircraft entries in the indexes below may only have been with the 398th during training in the USA.

Aircraft Numbering

On many WWII aircraft, the 1st number of the full Aircraft Number (A/C No.) is not indicated. In the case of 398th B-17s, this missing number is a "4" and that number and the next number indicated the year the aircraft was built. Since 398th aircraft were built 1942-1944, the first number will be either 2, 3, or 4.

Other Aircraft Identifiers

Besides the A/C No., there are three other key aircraft identifiers. The first is the Bomb Group Identifier. For the 398th, this was the "Triangle W" which can me seen on the tail. The 2nd identifier is the "Squadron Identifier." For the 398th, the Squadron Id's were:

  1. N8 for the 600th,
  2. 3O for the 601st,
  3. K8 for the 602nd, and
  4. N7 for the 603rd.

The third identifier is the alpha letter (A-Z) associated with an aircraft within a squadron.

In the everyday "lingo" of the times, the aircraft were usually referred to by the last four numbers of their A/C No. and Squadron letter. Thus 601st aircraft 42-102516 3O-H was referred to as 2516-H. A useful guide in identifying 398th B-17s is the Identifying 398th B-17s page.

Our 398th Aircraft Histories Lists provide a full list of aircraft and numbers associated with the 398th.

Contact Information

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Additional 398th Aircraft Photos

  1. 398th B-17 Nose and Engine Art Photos
  2. 398th B-17 Crashed and Damaged Aircraft Photos
  3. Other Aircraft Photo'd by the 398th

 

398th B-17 Aircraft Photos
(Ordered by A/C Number)
Aircraft Number Tail Letter Fuselage No. A/C Name Title Date Art Work Visible Comments
42-30721 3O Sweet and Lovely Pettus Crew Visits the Sweet and Lovely Spring 1945 Yes An old B-17F, classified as "War Weary" when with the 398th.
42-30721 3O Sweet and Lovely Sweet and Lovely while with the 381st 1944 Yes Sweet and Lovely while with the 381st.
42-97249 P N8-P How was it? Well? How was it? Well? in Formation 1944/1945 Yes This A/C had the most missions for any 398th Aircraft.
42-97249 P N8-P How was it? Well? Welty B-17 A/C Tail with Hole After Merseburg Mission 21 November 1944   This A/C had the most missions for any 398th Aircraft.
42-97249 P N8-P How was it? Well? How was it? Well? after 91st Mission circa Spring 1945 Yes This A/C had the most missions for any 398th Aircraft.
42-97249 P N8-P How was it? Well? Petrocine's Crew - 600th Squadron 22 March 1945    
42-97249 P N8-P How was it? Well? Watson's Crew - 600th Squadron 23 March 1945 Yes
42-97252   Ryan's Crew - 602nd Squadron April 1944    
42-97252   B-17 on Training Flight Near Rapid City Spring 1944   Photo of unknown nearby B-17 by Roy Test which also just captures the No. 3 engine of his own 42-97252.
42-97252   Ryan's Crew's B-17 on the Way to England (Front View) Spring 1944  
42-97252   Ryan's Crew's B-17 on the Way to England (Rear View) Spring 1944  
42-97265 Lamb's Crew - 601st Squadron Spring 1944 Used in 398th Training.
42-97265 3O hell's angel hell's angel with the 601st Spring 1944 Yes Used in 398th Training; transferred to 381st.
42-97317 P N7-P Little Max 603rd in Action 1944 or early 1945 Photo includes 3 other aircraft.
42-97337 R K8-R Connolly's Crew - 602nd Squadron 25 September 1944 Probably 42-97337
42-97337 R K8-R Van Opdorp's Crew - 602nd Squadron 26 Oct 1944 Probably 42-97337
42-97338 C 3O-C THE TARHEEL LEMON Wierney's Crew - 601st Squadron - 6 July 1944 6 July 1944 The aircraft is probably 42-97338 3O-C THE TARHEEL LEMON, the aircraft they flew this day
42-97338 C 3O-C THE TARHEEL LEMON Campbell's Crew - 601st Squadron 4 August 1944   The "C" on the fuselage appears to connect this photo to 42-97338 3O-C, the aircraft they flew that day.
42-97338 C 3O-C THE TARHEEL LEMON Farnsworth's Crew - 601st Squadron 16 Aug 1944 Yes Data from the T/Sgt. Ben Core, Radio Operator/Top Turret Gunner, 601st Diary for Aug 3, 4, and 5 indicates that 42-97338 3O-C was The Tarheel Lemon. Note the painted name in the Farnsworth Crew Photo photograph is all upper case: THE TARHEEL LEMON.
42-97338 C 3O-C THE TARHEEL LEMON Rogers' Crew - 601st Squadron 10 Sep 1944

The aircraft is probably 42-97338 3O-C THE TARHEEL LEMON, the aircraft they flew this day
42-97338 C 3O-C THE TARHEEL LEMON The TARHEEL LEMON and the 398th Readying for Takeoff 1944 Yes See above.
42-97357 The Railroader Cullinan's Crew - 603rd Squadron 19 July 1944 Yes The Cullinan Crew did not fly this aircraft this day.
42-97363 The Bugler Hopkins Bugler in the Snow at Rapid City March 1944 Not in combat with the 398th.
42-97363   The Bugler Hopkins' Crew with the Bugler - 603rd Squadron about March 1944 Not in combat with the 398th.
42-97368   Tailwind Hadjes' Crew's B-17 on the Tamac Spring 1944 Yes Nose Art is visible on this photo.
42-97368     Tailwind Hadjes' Crew - 601st Squadron Early 1944  
42-97374 X K8-X Madame X Roderick's Crew - 602nd Squadron 28 July 1944 Yes  
42-97374 X K8-X Madame X James Johnson's Crew - 600th Squadron 6 August 1944 Yes  
42-97374 X K8-X Madame X Rusk's Crew - 602nd Squadron 26 October 1944 Probably 42-97374
42-97374 X K8-X Madame X Zimmerman's Crash at the Nuthampstead Air Base 24 December 1944 Portions of fuselage in snow.
42-97385 X 3O-X SHADY LADY Blackwell's Crew - 601st Squadron 6 Aug 1944 Yes See "Tex" written under pilot's window.
42-97385 X 3O-X SHADY LADY 398th's SHADY LADY Before 8 Sept 1944 Yes  
42-97387 H K8-H Maude Maria Doerr's Crew - 602nd Squadron 12 Aug 1944
42-97387 H K8-H Maude Maria Hershberger's Crew - 602nd Squadron 16 Aug 1944   Highly probable 42-97387 K8-H, Maude Maria, especially given the tail letter "H" in the photo.
42-97387 H K8-H MAUDE an MARIA Hancock's Crew - 602nd Squadron 9 September 1944 Yes
42-97387
H K8-H Maude Maria Grinter's Landing with Drag Parachute 2 November 1944    
42-97387
H K8-H MAUDE an MARIA McCormick's Crew - 602nd Squadron 26 December 1944 Yes
42-97387 H K8-H Maude Maria Erickson's Crew - 602nd Squadron 28 December 1944 Yes
42-97387 H K8-H Maude Maria 398th Bomb Run Over Bingen 29 Dec 1944
42-97394 P 3O-P Kentucky Colonel Stallcup's Crew - 601st Squadron 4 August 1944   Probably 42-97394 3O-P
42-97401 T 3O-T Stinker Jr. Cucco's Crew - 601st Squadron 4 August 1944 Probably 42-97401
42-97740 Q K8-Q   Rudrud's Crew with Captain Jean Miller as Command - 602nd Squadron 16 July 1944   A/C No. identified via enlargement of numbers under navigator's window. This was a PFF equiped aircraft.
42-97740 Q K8-Q Bestervelt's Crew with Major Bruce Daily as Command - 600th Squadron 4 August 1944 Probably 42-97740
42-97746 T N7-T Stoll's Crew with Colonel Hunter as Command - 603rd Squadron 20 July 1944 Probably AC 42-97746 N7-T PFF

This A/C crashed on takeoff 15 October 1944 into the Anstey moat with the Khouri Crew that day and loss of the entire crew.
42-97789 H N7-H Need Photo
42-97811 Slick Chick Wierney's Crew - 601st Squadron 17 April 1944 Yes Possibly 42-97811 Slick Chick assigned to the 401st BG 21st May 1944.
42-97975 P 3O-P Arlin's Crew with Captain Tracy Peteren as Command- 601st Squadron 11 August 1944 Probably 42-97975
42-102469 Q N7-Q Stormy Weather Kaufman's Crew - 603rd Squadron 19 July 1944 Yes
42-102469 Q N7-Q Stormy Weather Spangler's Crew - 603rd Squadron 28 October 1944 Probably 42-102469 N7-Q, Stormy Weather
42-102469 Q N7-Q Stormy Weather Spitzer's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 2 November 1944 2 November 1944 Yes Partial "W" of Weather can be seen.
42-102476 B N7-B Howden's Crew - 603rd Squadron 11 July 1944 Probably 42-102476 N7-B
42-102506 L K8-L Contrary Mary Dollar's Crew - 602nd Squadron 25 July 1944   Probably42-102506 K8-L, Contrary Mary
42-102506 L K8-L Contrary Mary 3 B-17s on Bomb Run probably 1 August 1944  
42-102507 F/N N8-F and N8-N Cpl. David Cohen, 600th Mechanic painting A/C 42-102507 1944 Aircraft's 52nd mission
42-102516 H 3O-H Bronx Bomber II 601st B-17 Doing a Go-Around (via Jenkins) Summer 1944  
42-102516 H 3O-H Bronx Bomber II 601st B-17 Doing a Go-Around (via Vicha) Summer 1944 2nd version provided to see if additional detail can be seen.
42-102516 H 3O-H Bronx Bomber II Bronx Bomber II Nose and Engine Art Summer 1944 Yes
42-102516 H 3O-H Bronx Bomber II Weekley's Crew - 601st Squadron 8 July 1944
42-102519 A N8-A S. Sugar Shimek's Crew - 600th Squadron 23 January 1945 Thought to be informally called S. Sugar.
42-102536 C N8-C Here's Hopin Grinter's Crash the Day After at the Nuthampstead Air Base 25 December 1944 Photo shows remains the day after the crash.
42-102543 B K8-B Boehme's Crew - 602nd Squadron 19 July 1944 Probably 42-102543 K8-B
42-102553 K N7-K LIL 8 BALL Newman's Crash of 42-102553 LIL 8 BALL at Nuthampstead 26 July 1944 This A/C hit a tractor on takeoff on 26 July 1944.
42-102553 K N7-K LIL 8 BALL Note: 1st HALS photo collection, there are eight photos of the crash, of 42-102553 including two of the tractor, which looks like a Fordson from Album Pages section. Add photos later. 26 July 1944 This A/C hit a tractor on takeoff on 26 July 1944
42-102562 G N7-G Knock Out Sleaman's Crew - 603rd Squadron 19 July 1944 Probably 42-102562
42-102565 M 3O-M The Ugly Duckling Reverse Tail Markings at Nuthampstead Yes Lettering not stenciled in on A/C, but identified by Nose Art logo.
42-102565 M 3O-M The Ugly Duckling The Ugly Duckling in the Sky Note A/C 42-97338 3O-C was named UGLY DUCKLING. The difference being the absence of the word "The" and the use of all upper case letters.
42-102565 M 3O-M The Ugly Duckling John H. Davis' Crew - 601st Squadron 28 July 1944 Yes
42-102565 M 3O-M The Ugly Duckling Binger's Crew - 601st Squadron 16 Aug 1944 Yes See note above.
42-102568 N N7-N Meyran's Crew - 603rd Squadron 1 August 1944  
42-102568 N N7-N Magnan's Crew - 603rd Squadron 15 August 1944 Probably 42-102568
42-102570 F N7-F Vince Moore's Crash of 42-102570 at Nuthampstead 21 October 1944
42-102592 L N8-G 3 B-17s on Bomb Run probably 1 August 1944  
42-102592 G N8-G WONDER BIRD Matthews' Crew - 600th Squadron 9 Oct 1944 Yes  
42-102593 C K8-C Vonnie Buzza's Crew - 603rd Squadron 9 September 1944 Probably 42-102593 K8-C, Vonnie
42-102593 C K8-C Vonnie Coville's Crew - 602nd Squadron 12 March 1945 Probably 42-102593 K8-C, Vonnie
42-102593 C K8-C Vonnie Vonnie in Formation 1945 Yes See 398th Nose and Engine Art Photo Collection then locate Vonnie for additional details.
42-102596 N 3O-N Doodit Sitler's Crew - 601st Squadron 9 October 1944 Yes
42-102596 N 3O-N Doodit 1944 Yes:
photo "c" and "d."
42-102597 V K8-V Stinker 602nd in Formation Over Target 1944/45
42-102597 V K8-V Stinker T. A. Brown's Crew - 602nd Squadron 8 July 1944
42-102600 Z N7-Z Zoomeriago Rice's Crew - 600th Squadron 25 July 1944
42-102607 F 3O-F The Lodian M/Sgt. Peter J. Scandariato, Crew Chief of The Lodian Summer 1944
42-102607 F 3O-F The Lodian M/Sgt. Peter J. Scandariato, Crew Chief of The Lodian running a maintenance check Summer 1944
42-102607 F 3O-F The Lodian The Lodian - nose art close-up Summer 1944
42-102610 Y K8-Y Boomerang Allen's Crew - 602nd Squadron 28 July 1944 Probably Boomerang
42-102610 Y K8-Y Boomerang 398th Bomb Run Over Bingen 29 Dec 1944
42-102765 Grinter's Crew - 600th Squadron July 1944 A/C was used in training at Rapid City, Sioux City, Jackson, etc. This A/C was not with the 398th in England.
42-107034     Rampant Pansy Rampant Pansy - 603rd Squadron Spring 1944 Yes Flown to England by Latson Crew
42-107053 M N7-M Esquire 7053-M with Bomb Bays Open 1944
42-107078 U N7-U OLE BLOOD N GUTS Jack Lee's Crew - 603rd Squadron 5 August 1944 Yes
42-107078 U N7-U OLE BLOOD N GUTS Lipnick's Crew - 603rd Squadron 28 Sept 1944 Yes
42-107080 S 3O-S Taylor's Crew - 601st Squadron 6 Aug 1944 Probably 42-107080
42-107080 S 3O-S Morrison's Crew - 601st Squadron 9 Oct 1944  
42-107094 M K8-M Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron 20 July 1944 Probably 42-107094
42-107094 M K8-M 602nd's Evans' K8-M and 398th Readying for Takeoff 26 Sept 1944 Readying for take-off with 3 other partially identified A/C.
42-107098 Y 3O-Y Hell's Bells Hell's Bells Probably Hell's Bells according to evidence from Ivan Hunter, BT Gunner on the 601st Heintzelman Crew.
42-107103 A K8-A Marie Notre Dame 3 B-17s on Bomb Run probably 1 August 1944  
42-107138 L 3O-L WITKA TANKA TON Hopkins' Crew - 603rd Squadron 28 May 1944 probably WITKA TANKA TON
42-107188 G K8-G Ramp Rooster Griffin's Crew - 602nd Squadron 26 Sept 1944 Yes
42-107190 L 3O-L Maxine Fairbanks' Crew - 601st Squadron 8 Aug 1944 Probably 42-107190 3O-L, Maxine
42-107190 L 3O-L Maxine Curtis' Crew - 601st Squadron 12 Sept 1944 See AuGIE printed below the Waist Gunner's Window. Probably 42-107190 3O-L, Maxine.
42-107214 V N8-V Menzel's Crew - 600th Squadron 20 July 1944 Probably 42-107214
43-37527 X N7-X The Prowler 603rd on Training Flight over England Mid June 1944
43-37527 X N7-X The Prowler Sleaman's Crash at Kent 6 July 1944
43-37825
J N7-J   Lehner's Crew - 603rd Squadron 1 August 1944   Probably 43-37825 N7-J
43-37825
J N7-J   Aniello's Crew - 603rd Squadron 28 Jan 1945   Probably 43-37825
43-37874 W 3O-W Georgia Peach R. E. Brown's Crew - 601st Squadron 4 Aug 1944 Probably 43-37874
43-37874 W 3O-W Georgia Peach Ray Gainey and Georgia Peach 1944/1945 Yes  
43-37874 W 3O-W Georgia Peach Ground Crewman with Georgia Peach 1944/1945    
43-37889 B 3O-B 601st in Formation 1944/45
43-37977 R N7-R Miss X Early Miss X in Action Summer 1944 43-37977 N7-R, before named Miss X
43-37977 R N7-R Miss X Jack Lee's Crew - 603rd Squadron 2 Dec 1944 probably 43-37977 N7-R, Miss X
43-37977 R and
P 		N7-R and
K8-P 		Miss X Jack Lee in Front of Miss X 17 December 1945 Yes In Massachusetts after the war.
43-37892 L N8-L   Gene L. Douglas' Crew - 600th Squadron 25 July 1944 Probably 43-37892
43-37982 K N7-K Bebe Newman's Crew - 603rd Squadron 15 August 1944 Probably 43-37982
43-37982 K N7-K Bebe Jordan's Crew - 603rd Squadron 16 August 1944 Probably 43-37982
43-37982 K N7-K Bebe Southwick's Ground Crew - 603rd Squadron 1944 - 1945 Yes  
43-38064 H 30-H Umbriago Traeder's Crew - 601st Squadron 20 Feb 1945 Unofficially the Umbriago
43-38075 A N7-A Latson's Crew with Colonel F.P. Hunter as Command - 603rd Squadron 13 August 1944 Probably 43-38075
43-38086 L N7-L Bad Penny Francis Farewell, 603rd Crew Chief Spring 1945
43-38091 N7- Reed's Crew - 603rd Squadron 28 October 1944
43-38121 Q 3O-Q Q-Queenie Traeder's Crash at Paderborn 13 April 1945  
43-38129 A 3O-A Marias' Crew - 601st Squadron 13 September 1944
43-38147 L N7-L Fuddy Duddy Awaiting Photo Need Photo.
43-38172 P 3O-P Lovely Julie DeLancey's Crew's Crippled B-17 15 October 1944  
43-38386 T K8-T Lamiell's Crew - 602nd Squadron 2 February 1945 possibly 43-38386
43-38562 L N7-L Kitty Kay and Katy Andrew R. Thomas' Crew - 603rd Squadron December 1944
43-38564 X N8-X Woodmansee's Crew - 600th Squadron 10 April 1945 probably 43-38564 N8-X
43-38631 T N7-T Tondelayo Ellis' Crew - 603rd Squadron 5 March 1945 probably 43-38631 N7-T, Tondelayo
43-38631 T N7-T Tondelayo Worley's Crew - 603rd Squadron 22 March 1945 probably 43-38631 N7-T, Tondelayo
43-38661 P 3O-P Dotty Dee Dotty Dee at Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 07 June 1945 Yes Partial Traeder Crew and passengers arrival at Bradley FIeld from Nuthampstead
43-38730 R 3O-R Watkins' Crew - 601st Squadron 20 February 1945   probably 43-38730 3O-R
43.38754 A K8-A Bowen's Crew - 602nd Squadron 12 March 1945   This aircraft survived - at Kingman Dec. 1945
43-38775 H K8-H Ferguson's Crew - 602nd Squadron 12 March 1945  
43-38775 H K8-H 602nd over Germany 1945  
43-38794 J 30-J Coffee's Crew - 602nd Squadron 12 March 1945 probably 43-38794
43-38805 Z N8-Z ends in LIGHT, thought to be STITE'S DELIGHT Hill's Crew - 600th Squadron 11 Mar 1945 Yes probably 43-38805 N8-Z; however can't be sure. The nose art ends in LIGHT and is thought to be STITE'S DELIGHT. This name may confirm that this is aircraft 43-38805 N8-Z or a different one someday.
43-38853 L N8-L Hicks' Crew - 600th Squadron 22 March 1945   possibly 43-38853 N8-L
43-38970 A N7-A Sight Seein Bowman's Ground Crew - 603rd Squadron 1944/45 Partially
43-39038 Q N7-Q Miazziz Dragon Miazziz Dragon - Nose art close-up March or April 1945 Yes
43-39038 Q N7-Q Miazziz Dragon Miazziz Dragon in Formation March or April 1945 Yes
43-39085   Traeder's Crash at Bluie West 29 Dec 1944  
43-39101 C N7-C Coleman's Crew - 603rd Squadron 21 March 1945 probably 43-39101
43-39102 V N8-V Old Augie 398th Mission to Kraiburg - 11 April 1945 11 April 1945
43-39180 G N8-G Hitler's Headache Unknown Crew - 600th Squadron - May 1945 - Arriving Bradley Field, CT on Hitler's Headache May 1945 Yes
43-39184 U 3O-U 398th Mission to Kraiburg - 11 April 1945 11 April 1945
43-39227 S 3O-S Lewis' Crew's B-17 over Kohlenbissen 7 April 1945  
43-39227 P 3O-P Lewis' Crew - 601st Squadron 21 March 1945 Probably 43-39227
43-39242 F N7-F LINN COUNTY EXPRESS Crew Chief Dacon's Crew - 603rd Squadron Spring 1945 Yes
43-39242 F N7-F LINN COUNTY EXPRESS Vernon Overton, Crew Chief and Crew - 603rd Squadron Spring 1945
43-39318 P N7-P BEBE J.D. Douglas' Crew - 603rd Squadron 21 April 1945   Probably BEBE
44-6157 W N8-W 600th's N8-W and 398th Readying for Takeoff - 1944 26 Sept 1944 Readying for take-off with 4 other partially identified A/C.
44-6834 H N7-H Blythe's Crew - 603rd Squadron 24 Feb 1945 Probably 44-6834, but may have been a posed photo and could have used different aircraft.
44-6843 P 3O-P Magness' Crew - 601st Squadron Early February 1945
44-6896 M N8-M Nolan's Crew - 600th Squadron 22 March 1945 Possibly 44-6896
44-8031 K 3O-K 398th Bomb Run Over Bingen 29 December 1944
44-8044 X N7-X The Cherry Crew Chief Bailey and Crew - 603rd Squadron 1944/45 Yes
44-8051 Palant's Crew - 601st Squadron September 1944
44-8199 R 3O-R Lamb's Crew with Major Tracy Petersen as Command - 601st Squadron 14 October 1944 Probably 44-8199 30-R PFF Radar
44-8398 Q K8-Q 398th Bomb Run Over Bingen 29 December 1944
44-8464 M N7-M Beckstrom's Crew with Major K.L. Berry as Command - 603rd Squadron 21 February 1945 Probably 44-8654 N7-M PFF
44-8500 F K8-F Baby Shoes Saferite's Crew - 602nd Squadron 22 January 1945 Probably 44-8500 K8-F
44-8517 J 3O-J Koenig's Crew - 601st Squadron 21 February 1945 Probably 44-8517
44-8517 J 3O-J Magness' Crew's B-17 over Dorsten 22 March 1945  
44-8517 J 3O-J Vallish' Crew's B-17 over Kohlenbissen 7 April 1945 Vallish's B-17 is to the upper right of the Lewis' Crew B-17 over Kohlenbissen
44-8630 U N7-U Satans Serenaders Close-up of Satans Serenaders March or April 1945 Yes
44-8630 U N7-U Satans Serenaders Satans Serenaders parked at Station 131 March or April 1945 No
44-8654 M N7-M Beckstrom's Crew with Major K.L. Berry as Command - 603rd Squadron 21 February 1945 Probably 44-8654 N7-M PFF
44-8654 M N7-M 398th Mission to Kraiburg - 11 April 1945 11 April 1945 PFF
44-8636 X 3O-X VICTORY VIRGIN Zinter's Crew - 601st Squadron March 1945 Yes
44-8871 B 3O-B Lt. R.O. Steele as 603rd High Group Lead for 14 February 1945 14 February 1945


Possibly 601st Squadron
Unidentified 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos
(Ordered by A/C Number)
               
42-97338 C 3O-C THE TARHEEL LEMON The TARHEEL LEMON and the 398th Readying for Takeoff 1944/1945   In line for take-off.
42-107098 Y 3O-Y Hell's Bells Hell's Bells 1944/45 Yes Probably 42-107098 3O-Y, according to Ivan Hunter's A-2 jacket design sketches. Ivan was the BT Gunner on the 601st Heintzelman Crew. That crew also flew 15 missions in 42-107098 Y, the most they flew any one B-17.
43-38564 X N8-X Woodmansee's Crew - 600th Squadron 10 April 1945 N8-T off to right.
4X-XX306   On the Way to England Spring 1944 A/C 306 is to the right of 42-97252 and is only partially visible
4X-XXXXX C 3O-C Takeoff from Nuthampstead  
4X-XXXXXX     B-17 on Training Flight Near Rapid City Spring 1944   Photo by Roy Test.
4X-XXXXXX P N7-P 603rd Taking Flak over Germany 1945  
4X-XXXXXX M K8-M 602nd over Germany A/C in element above K8-H.
4X-XXXXXX J K8-J 602nd over Germany A/C in element above K8-H.
4X-XXXXXX X N7-X The TAR HEEL LEMON and the 398th Readying for Takeoff 1944 In line for take-off.
4X-XXXXXX T K8-T The TARHEEL LEMON and the 398th Readying for Takeoff 1944 In line for take-off.
4X-XXXXXX K 3O-K The TARHEEL LEMON and the 398th Readying for Takeoff 1944 In line for take-off.
4X-XXXXXX The Georgia Cracker Stanley Reed's Crew - 600th Squadron Spring 1944
4X-XXXXXX H 3O-H 602nd's Evans' K8-M and 398th Readying for Takeoff 26 Sept 1944 Readying for take-off after K8-M.
4X-XXXXXX M N7-C 602nd's Evans' K8-M and 398th Readying for Takeoff 26 Sept 1944 Readying for take-off after K8-M .
4X-XXXXXX L K8-L 600th's N8-W and 398th Readying for Takeoff - 1944 26 Sept 1944 Readying for take-off before K8-M .
4X-XXXXXX K 3O-K 600th's N8-W and 398th Readying for Takeoff - 1944 26 Sept 1944 Readying for take-off before K8-M .
4X-XXXXXX T N8-T 600th's N8-W and 398th Readying for Takeoff - 1944 26 Sept 1944 Readying for take-off before K8-M .
4X-XXXXXX B K8-B 600th's N8-W and 398th Readying for Takeoff - 1944 26 Sept 1944 Readying for take-off before K8-M .
4X-XXXXXX UPTOWN EXPRESS Durtschi's Crew - 603rd Squadron 22 Sept 1944 Yes A/C Serial No. not identified; however, the A/C name, UPTOWN EXPRESS is in the photo.
4X-XXXXXX UPTOWN EXPRESS UPTOWN EXPRESS 22 Sept 1944 Yes A/C Serial No. not identified; however, the A/C name, UPTOWN EXPRESS is in the photo.
398th B-17's Going to War
4X-XXXXXX Irish Pete Unknown 398th Crew during Rapid City Training - 602 Squadron; possibly the John W. Stuermer Crew 14 September 1943 Yes
4X-XXXXXX Irish Pete Dunlap's Crew during Rapid City Training - 602 Squadron Probably late 1943 / early 1944 Yes
Unknown Jiggs Armament Crew - 600th Squadron 1944/45 Yes Possibly a 600th Aircraft
Unknown Jiggs 398th B-17 with "Jiggs" Nose Art 1944/45 Yes Possibly a 600th Aircraft