Name



Name |Model |S/N |BG |BS |Notes | |

|Gay Caballeros |B17-F 91/323 OR-V |42-29759 |91st |323rd | |

|Betty Boop |B17 |42-30434 |390th |579th A |lost Feb 25, 1944, Landau. |

| | | | | |(same a/c as Pistol Packin Mama) |

|The Devil Himself |B17-F |41-24612 |303rd |427th R | |

| | |(41- in picture) | | | |

|She Devil |B24-J C.O.151 |44-40123 |458th | | |

| | |(in picture) |491st |852nd | |

|Bomb’N Belle |B17 | | | | |

|Round Trip Ticket Ruth |B17-G-45-BO |42-97402 |92nd |325th L | |

| | |(in picture) | | | |

|Just Right |B17-G-1-DL |42-3485 |482nd | | |

|Mr. Five By Five |B17-F-65-BO |42-29717 |94th 92nd 384th|331st, ? ,544th|The photo you sent is of a B17-F with a serial number 42-29717. It was my father's |

| | | | | |(1st lt. Martin V. Stanford, bombardier) first B-17F Mr. Five by Five that he flew |

| | | | | |in (see attachments). This one (42-29717) was transferred to another squadron and a |

| | | | | |new crew and was shot down over Germany. He also flew in a second Mr. Five by Five |

| | | | | |B-17F serial number 42-21390 (see attachments) which was shot down over France. The |

| | | | | |42-29717 was assigned from the 92bg to the 384th on the 13th Sept '43. |

|Annie Freeze |B17-F-25-BO |41-24540 |381st |535th Y |Listed as S/N 41-24500 at |

| | | | | |Nose art carried on both sides of the aircraft. |

| | | | | |Transferred to CCRC 7/18/43 |

|The Hag of Harderwyk |B17 |42-5830 |379th |524th P |Returned to USA |

|Hitler’s Headaches |B17 |42-39832 |305th |422nd B |Crash landed 18 Apr 44 condemned salvage Apr 19, 1944 |

|Pistol Pack’n Papa |B17 | | | | |

|Luscious Lady |B17-F (GN-V) |42-5081 |303rd |427th V | |

|Pistol Packin’ Mama |B17-F-105-BO |42-30434 |390th |570th A |lost Feb 25, 1944, Landau. |

| | |(in picture) | | |(see Betty Boop) Also found a B17-G Pistol Packin Mama in the 303rd BG 359th Z BS |

| | | | | |S/N 42-31213 |

|Leadfoot |B17-F-35-BO |42-5137 |301st |32nd |MIA 30 Oct 43 |

|Betty Lou’s Buggy |B17-G-20-BO |42-31579 |91st |323rd or 324th |Painted by Tony Starcer |

| | |(in picture) | | | |

|The Sweater Girl |B17-F (WA-O) |42-5828 |381st or 379th |524th |MIA 22 Feb 44 |

|Homesick Angel II |B17-G-30-BO |42-31907 |92nd |326th J | |

| | |(in picture) | | | |

|The Celestial Siren |B17 |42-37732 |384th |526th R |lost Feb 25, 1944, Landau. |

|White Angel |B17-G 350DL |42-107058 |384th |545th |MIA Sep 11, 1944 on mission to Eisenbach, Germany. MACR 7885 Also listed as lost |

| | |(in picture) | | |Sep 11, 1944, MACR 8903 |

|Salvage Queen |B17-F |42-30005 |384th |546th A |Has nose damage in picture |

| | |(in picture) | | |salvaged 11/27/1943 after overshooting runway |

|Flak House |B17 |42-3429 |384th |544th F | |

|The Heats On |B17 |42-37911 |91st |401st C |crashed 1 Jan 45 |

|Hells Belle |B17-G |44-6111 |457th |749th O |Painted by Tony Starcer Plane s/n 44-6111 "Hells Belle" was interned together with |

| | | | | |it's crew after landing in Switzerland while returning from a mission to Munich on |

| | | | | |Jul 12th, 1944 Returned Sep 24, 1945 |

| | | | | |Maybe same as in book: |

|Pogue Ma Hone |B17-G |42-31060 |303rd |427th N |(crash landed) means “Kiss My Ass” KIA-POW) On 09 February 1945 mission #313 to |

| | | | | |Lutzkendorf, Germany in B-17G #43-39149 (no name) (427BS) GN-D. Two 427th BS B-17s |

| | | | | |collided before "bombs away" - #43-39149, piloted by Lt Barrat (8 KIA 1 POW) and |

| | | | | |#42-31060 Poque Ma Hone piloted by Lt A.K. Nemer (5 KIA, 1 POW & 3 Returned). The |

| | | | | |right wing of #42-31060 hit the tail of #42-39149. The rear part of the fuselage of |

| | | | | |#42-39149, from the waist window back, was torn off and the B-17 was seen going down|

| | | | | |in two sections. The sections hit the ground and exploded. Miraculously, Sgt Emerson|

| | | | | |(TG) managed to parachute out of the severed tail and became a POW. All other |

| | | | | |crewmen were killed. In 1991, a German eyewitness to the crash of #43-39149 reported|

| | | | | |that the aircraft was heading for the center of the village of Eisenberg. Just |

| | | | | |before it would have crashed into the city, killing hundreds of people with its |

| | | | | |intact armed bomb load, Pilots Barrat and Harvey managed to level the B-17 and |

| | | | | |dropped their bombs on a field outside the village. Only one house was hit that |

| | | | | |killed 10 people. It then crashed and exploded in a wooden area near Eisenberg / |

| | | | | |Thuringen, Germany. In October 1991, a group located the crash site, recovering |

| | | | | |parts of the aircraft and the human remains of the crew members. A gold wedding band|

| | | | | |with the initials "MN to PB 1944" was found that belonged to Navigator F/O Best. |

| | | | | |Another ring with the initials "R.J.B." was found that belonged to Pilot 2Lt Barrat.|

| | | | | | |

| | | | | |On 07 September 1995 villagers erected a memorial to the crew members who reportedly|

| | | | | |gave their lives to save hundreds of villagers. Surviving crewman George Emerson |

| | | | | |(TG) attended the dedication. Lt Barrat's ring was presented to his two sons and |

| | | | | |sister. F/O Best's ring was carried back to the USA by Hal Susskind, Editor Hell's |

| | | | | |Angels Newsletter who later returned it to F/O Best's sister. The memorial was the |

| | | | | |first instance where German citizens honored American Airmen. |

|Hellcat Agnes |B17-G-60-BO |42-102974 |303th and 379th| |to RFC at Kingman, AZ Nov 7, 1945 |

| | |(in picture) | | |Found a Hellcat Agnes in the 303rd BG 358th C BS S/N 41-24580 It was a B17-F |

|Mojo |B17 |42-32000 |379th |524th P |Salvaged 10 July 44 |

|The G.I.Virgin |II B17-G |II 42-32098 |II 457th |II 750th Y |The GI virgin II is from then 457th BG |

|Gremlin Delite |B17-F (VP-L) |42-3522 |381st |533rd G |(Crash Landed) Douglas |

| | | | | |Returned US 7/9/44. Late F model with chin turret. |

| | | | | |Picture states it as G model |

|The Bronx Bomber The Second |B17 | | | | |

|Bunny (also says Suzie) |B26-B-30-MA |41-31907 | | |crashed on test flight Apr 27, 1944 |

| |Marauder |(in picture) | | | |

|June Bug | | | | | |

|Gravel Gertie |B17-G-95-BO |Looks like 43-38… in|303rd | | |

| | |picture | | | |

|Bomber Dear |B17-G-45-BO |42-97234 |91st |323rd M |Painted by Tony Starcer MIA 2 Nov 44 |

| | |(in picture) | |or 322nd | |

|Ass Bandits |B17-G | |306th | | |

|Homesick Angel |B17-G |42-37799 |92nd |325th |(nose damage in picture) landing accident in Podington per picture |

| | |(in picture) | | | |

|Bulging Betty |B17 | | | | |

|Fertile Myrtle |B17-G-95-BO (VP-Z) |42-29999 |381st |533rd or 323rd |Painted by Tony Starcer Shot down by fighter Eichholz, Germany Jan 11, 1944. |

|Ya Cawn’t Missa |B17 | |306th | | |

|Unknown_1 | | | | |It says “Lt. John F. Kohler” and “Lt. John W. Colsh” on it |

|Bad News |B17 |42-29653 |397th |325th |MIA 14 Oct 43 |

|Big Moose |B17-F-75-BO |42-29870 |384th |545th |MIA Oct 14, 1943 on mission to Schweinfurt, Germany. |

|Dynamite John |B17-G |42-102398 |401st |612th |to RFC at Kingman, AZ Dec 17, 1945 |

|War Bride |B17-F-50-BO |42-5360 |303rd |359th or 358th |MIA 11 Jan 44 |

|Unknown_2 |L4 or L5 liaison or spotter plane | | | | |

WW2 Photo Lab Technician Donor:

Corporal Robert B. Anderson (Army Serial Number 39 262 940)

Squadron BA 4132nd AAF Base Unit

Notes

“Fertile Myrtle” is S/N 42-29999 and was shot down 11-1-44 per this German website.



“The Devil Himself” S/N looks like 41-24612 in the high resolution scan of the picture (at least some of the digits). The S/N 42-5483 is probably “The Devil Himself (Red Ass)”

These 2 websites reference 41-24612:





This website references both 41-24612 and 42-5483:



“She Devil” S/N 44-40123 is shown as 491st BG and 852nd BS per these websites:







“Gay Caballeros” S/N 42-29759 is shown as 91st BG 323rd BS on these websites. I don’t know why I have it as 96th BG:





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