Was watching a documentary on Channel 5 about the bomber when for some strange reason a B-17 serial number leapt out at me and stuck in my mind?

It was written against the left waist port and was BN T superimposed against the USAAF roundel.

So guys or should I say Paul? what aircraft is this?

Also this program showed retired Bombardiers dropping practice bombs onto a runway via a B-25 in Sacramento, California.

So Bill and you boys? is this your lot?

MIKE.

There were three original BN-Ts with the 303BG, 359BS:

B-17F-25-BO 41-24561
The Duchess
aka Sure Stuff
Assigned 303BG Oct 1942.
Returned to USA 7 Jul 1944.





B-17G-45-BO 42-97272
Duchess' Daughter
Assigned 303BG 9 Apr 1944.
To salvage following taxi accident, 6 July 1944.



B-17G-50-DL 44-6309
Duchess' Grand Daughter
Assigned 303BG 26 July 1944.
Returned to USA, salvaged Kingman 18 Dec 1945.

(No photo as yet)

All the best,
PB

Thanks Paul.

I'd go for the first one "The Duchess" as it was an open waist position that I saw.

MIKE.

Both the other two were bare-metal Forts, so should be simple to count them out.

TTFN,
PB

Bombardier 1st LT Jack Mathis earned a posthumous MOH in The duchess (Photos 1 and 2) on 18th March '43 flying from Molesworth. After jacks death, his brother 1st Lt Rhude Mark Mathis, a serving bombardier on b26s got a transfer to the 303rd and to the Duchess's crew for a time before also being lost on the 14th May '43 in another crew.

Was the doco about 17's in general or MOH winners? If I had have known ,would have watched it aswell...hey ho....