42-37972 Gold Brick

A B-17G Flying Fortress (XR-H, serial number 42-37972) of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, that has crash-landed at Honington. Official caption on image: "2178. Hon. F.S.A.D. Aero-Repair. 1-30-44M. B-17G - 42-37972." media-407355.jpg FRE 4094 A B-17G Flying Fortress (XR-H, serial number 42-37972) of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, that has crash-landed at Honington. Official caption on image: "2178. Hon. F.S.A.D. Aero-Repair. 1-30-44M. B-17G - 42-37972." Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 4094 - A B-17G Flying Fortress (XR-H, serial number 42-37972) of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, that has crash-landed at Honington. Official...

Delivered Denver 1/11/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-H then F] Thorpe Abbotts 27/11/43; damaged in mid air collision with 43-38514 (100BG) but limped home and repaired; transferred 482BG Alconbury 20/5/45; 100+m, Returned to the USA Bradley 1/6/45; 4168 BU South Plains 5/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. GOLD BRICK.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Delivered

Closer inspection shows the painted-out 'Type B' unit bar aft the Divisional device (square). This is obvious on both flank-on photos.

1 November 1943

Assigned

27 November 1943 100th BG 349th BS

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B-17 Flying Fortress Story

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-37972: Gallery (4 items)

A B-17G Flying Fortress (XR-H, serial number 42-37972) of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, that has crash-landed at Honington. Official caption on image: "2178. Hon. F.S.A.D. Aero-Repair. 1-30-44M. B-17G - 42-37972."

Object number: FRE 4094 - A B-17G Flying Fortress (XR-H, serial number 42...

Object number: UPL 19650 - B-17G Flying Fortress 42-37972 XR-H, 'Gold Brick'...

Object number: UPL 23135 - 42-39792, Gold Brick