41-2629

A B-17 Flying Fortress (JW-M, serial number 41-2629) used for training purposes, formerly of the 92nd Bomb Group and a Dragon Rapide, at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.' media-387889.jpg FRE 5780 A B-17 Flying Fortress (JW-M, serial number 41-2629) used for training purposes, formerly of the 92nd Bomb Group and a Dragon Rapide, at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5780 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (JW-M, serial number 41-2629) used for training purposes, formerly of the 92nd Bomb Group and a Dragon Rapide, at Mount Farm....

Delivered MacDill 7/3/42; Assigned 340BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42; transferred 305BG Grafton Underwood 5/11/42; transferred 326BS/92BG [JW-M] ; Bovingdon 100BG Thorpe Abbotts as station hack & tow target /43; was parked at Thorpe Abbotts when damaged in taxi accident by 42-3472 (100BG) 24/4/45; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 6/8/45.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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