The Mary Ann

[Jack Cook]

[ww2John]

Thanks Jack,
Some more great pic.s I have never seen.
Someone check with Scott T (aerovin) to make sure he has seen these pic.s.

[David_Aiken]

Aloha Jack,
What is the serial of MARY ANN?
TIA,
David

[Jack Cook]

You tell me!

[hang the expense]

Steve Birdsal came up with the serial and also what happened to her.This has been a debate that has gone on for some time.Check B-17 news at Aerovintage.

[TonyM]

The bottom photo of the B-17B Mary Ann has been published (in color) before:

Page 155: WWII AMERICAN WAR EAGLES 1937-1942 by Warren M. Bodie

And

Page 33: BOMBER COMMAND by Jeffery L. Ethell

TonyM.

Also see:

http://www.aerovintage.com/airforce.htm

http://www.aerovintage.com/b17news.htm

[TonyM]

The top photo posted by Jack shows the B-17B Mary Ann in Washington D.C. (note the Capital Dome near the landing gear); a photo from the same shoot can be seen on page 155 of WWII AMERICAN WAR EAGLES 1937-1942 by Warren M. Bodie.

Also, in reference to the aerovintage speculation that the Mary Ann might be 38-583, photos of this airplane can be found on an AAF Form No. 14 Aircraft Accident Report:
B-17B # 38-583, Call # 46265, October 7, 1943, Accident # 63.
My guess: Mary Ann = B-17B#38-558 (also speculated on the same website).
TonyM.

[Richard W.]

I see a sailboat in the first picture where the Capitol is visible, too, so I presume that must be National Airport (now Reagan National).

[Nathan]

One of my favorite war movies.

[bdk]

I see a sailboat in the first picture where the Capitol is visible, too, so I presume that must be National Airport (now Reagan National).

Hmmm... Maybe a tetrahedron or some kind of antenna rather than a sailboat?