B-17G-65-BO 43-37570
708th SQ — P
Photo after VE-DAY, probably Rattlesden
43-37570 was transferred to the 447th Bomb Group from the 379th Bomb Group late war. Although the aircraft was painted in 447 colours, it never actually flew a mission with the 447th before the war in Europe ended.
No missions flown with the 447th BG
Some reference to 43-37570 as Miss Liberty
Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/11/45. MISS LIBERTY.
Carl R. Sirianni, Jay Arnold and unidentified.
43-37570 Stormy Weather IV at Kingman. Buzz lettering under the wing may read CQP.
Scrapped at Kingman, Arizona in 1946. Note the fuselage marking “K” on this side but not on the right side of the plane visible in the photo above.
Some photos/information provided by:
- David W site refers to this as Stormy Weather (IV)
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database