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"Hot Nuts", B-17G-10-BO, Ser. No. 42-39888, SU+B

"Hot Nuts", a Boeing-built B-17G-10-BO, Ser. No. 42-39888, with squadron codes SU+B served with the 544th Squadron, 384th Bomb Group from November 23, 1943 until May 2nd, 1945. It returned to the USA on July 7th, 1945 and was scrapped at Kingman, Arizona on November 23, 1945.

On February 25th, 1944, the Clayton Crew aborted a mission to Augsburg, Germany while flying this aircraft.

The 384th post mission report contains the following entry: "A/C No. 888, Lt. Clayton Pilot, turned back at ... 19,000 feet. No. 3 Supercharger would not function at altitude being able to get only 23 to 24 inches at 19,000 feet. Supercharger worked properly at 6,000 feet. Bomb load of 42 X 65 M47A1 Incendiaries was brought back to base.". Source: Microfilm #B0374, AFHRA/RSA

	Photo: Courtesy Jack K. Goetz

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