B-17G 44-6882 "Boomerang", 546th BS code BK*J, transferred to Istres, France, 1945.
Crewman standing at far right is Walter A Carney, ball turret gunner with the George Spangler Crew. This identification provided by his daughter, Carol Knepshield, in 2017.
Transferred to Istres, France, in 1945; shown in this photo in its post-war "airline" paint job (lightning bolt and large nose number), with armament removed.
Photo courtesy of Bill Ross, contributed to the original version of the 384th website.
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