This is a mystery. The aircraft has a valid tail number. The artist must have been supplied with detailed drawings and photgraphs. So what happened after that ........ ?
The B-17 upon the Glatton 457th BG Memorial at the Conington village turn is #43-38528, THAT'S MY BABY, which was assigned to the 750th Bomb Squadron on 8th September 1944. It survived the war.
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