Boeing B-17 but which one??

[No.1]

Just let me few day's to make up my mind and see which final sample to release

[mfg495]

it's looking great as it is!

[santynus]

Wow No.1 your make one wonderful fly fotress... how much time you need for make it?
look realy great )

[No.1]

Few day's need to get to the basic shape. This is G version as you can see and if yoy have some interesting image just let me know. This is big plane and one deay, hope soo, will make one B-52.

[Wingman81]

the first one is maybe a G type or am i wrong with this type completely?

[No.1]

Yes it is G... and can you believe that few days before I have watch at the art present above and think about to finish it as soon as I get time 

[Wingman81]

This is my Easter egg for the forum 

[Edit]:
Short addition to this photo:

The first big raid by the 8th Air Force was on a Focke Wulf plant at Marienburg. Coming back, the Germans were up in full force and we lost at least 80 ships-800 men, many of them pals. Army Air Forces., 1943

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The town of this raid, Marienburg/Westpreußen it seems is after the war called Malbork, Poland

Source:Wikipedia: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Raid_by_the_8th_Air_Force.jpg Image caption.

That is a lot of losses for one raid!! I will try to find statistical evidence for this.

[mfg495]

Very nice 

Here's one from my collection of original prints. It was taken on the 26th Mar 1945.
I'm still researching the unit that took it. 

[Wingman81]

8th Air Force Combat Losses in Wolrd War II:

http://www.taphilo.com/history/8thaf/8aflosses.shtml

How can i interpret this statistic for the 9 October 1943: Target Marienburg?: 4 losses or 96? 13 damaged so it cant be 96?

[mfg495]

The losses of RAF Bomber Command during WW2 is a thing close to my heart, my wife lost her grandfather on one raid. The RAF lost over 55,000 aircrew from BC. I think I have stated before, the total numbers in the RAF now is only 41,000.
Personal feelings, any lost of life is sad, it does not matter which side they may have been fighting for.

[No.1]

Please tell us more about your family loss

[mfg495]

He was Sergeant John Atkinson of 149 Squadron and was a Flight Engineer on board a Short Stirling Mk III.

The aircraft code OJ-O BK799 and took off from RAF Lakenheath at 23.51 on a raid to Krefeld, and was shot down by Oblt Ernst-Georg Drunkler of 12 /NJG 1 on the night of 22 June ‘43, timed at 02.39. This was his 3rd victory, and he went on to score 47 confirmed kills. Two of these were B17's in daylight. He was a holder of the Knights' Cross, and survived the war to die in 1970.

Other crew members were:

Pilot Off J Lowrie 148179
Flying Off DH Lyne 125540
Sgt EG Hird
Sgt A Coull 1559064
Sgt J Atkinson 1017417
Sgt DC Fudge 1312340
Sgt EC Waite 1279016

All the crew members died and are buried in northern Holland. The average age of the crew was 21

I have posted copies of his log book here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24921073@N05/
If anyone wishes to see hiRes copies please let me know

[No.1]

Thank you for this story and historic info. God rest their soul in peace.

[mfg495]

Thanks mate,

Well I'm going off-line for maybe the rest of the day, my mother has turned up for the day. 

See you all later 

[Wingman81]

Yes, thanks for the story Mick and may they rest in peace!