B-17 Dreambaby

B-17G Flying Fortresses Dreambaby and Lucky Me! of the 533^rd Bomb Squadron, 381^st Bomb Group, 1^st Combat Wing, 8^th USAAF. Ridgewell, England. The 381^st flew a total

of 297 missions over Europe and participated in all of the major air campaigns there. Dreambaby shows unpainted replacement rudder, elevators and wing panels due to battle damage. Despite it's battle-scarred appearance, the B-17 did survive to V-E Day. Lucky Me!, however, was shot down over Frankfurt, Germany, on September 25, 1944, with the loss of pilot Lt. Oscar Gills and his crew.

These veteran aircraft were photographed summer 1944. The finished piece measures 10 3/4" x 13 3/4". The photograph is matted in medium olive green, with a descriptive caption below it. The frame is Black metal (other colors are available. Contact us for info). Please see the "Frame Info" tab for complete information on how we frame our artwork. Item price includes ground shipping to the continental U.S.