42-31410 B17-G ( I-DOOD IT )
This aircraft was assigned to the 336th BS Horham 1/1/1944.
It was damaged by flak over Berlin 6/10/1944, piloted by Lennox, eight of the crew baled out and were captured.
Two returned with the aircraft, which was salvaged and returned to the U.S. 26/6/1945, where it served as a base unit, renamed Berlin Bessie, before being scrapped 10/11/1945
The aircraft in the background is 43-38333.
It was damaged by flak over Berlin 6/10/1944, piloted by Lennox, eight of the crew baled out and were captured.
Two returned with the aircraft, which was salvaged and returned to the U.S. 26/6/1945, where it served as a base unit, renamed Berlin Bessie, before being scrapped 10/11/1945
The aircraft in the background is 43-
Top photos from “B17s over Berlin”
Lower supplied by Vere Campbell
Lower supplied by Vere Campbell
