41-24393 Eager beaver

media-37789.jpeg UPL 37789 One of Murphy's laws of combat is that "Friendly fire isn't." This is the tail of the B-17 Eager Beaver after a new waist gunner aboard one of her formation-mates got a little carried away. The entry in the pilot’s diary, dated Feb 18th, 1943, says, “New waist gunner shot hell out of tail today. Ship out for a week.”

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 37789 - One of Murphy's laws of combat is that "Friendly fire isn't." This is the tail of the B-17 Eager Beaver after a new waist gunner aboard one of her...

Assigned 419BS/301BG [K] Westover 8/7/42; transferred 96BS/2BG Maison Blanche, Alg 13/11/42; Tafaraoui, Alg 22/11/42; Biskra, Alg 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 8/2/43 14m; transferred 483BG Tortorella, It 31/3/44; Returned to the USA Olmstead 24/7/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 4/6/45. EAGER BEAVER.

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Units served with

2nd Bomb Group

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

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Added an association to the 96th BS listed in the A/C #41-24393 description section.

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Added Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-5-bo-41-24390-41…

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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

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452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Object number: UPL 37789 - One of Murphy's laws of combat is that "Friendly...