B-17E Flying Fortress serial number 41-2616 THE BLUE GOOSE is somewhat enigmatic due to there being no known photographs of her. What is known is that the USAAF requisitioned her from an RAF order and that she was given a unique paint job at the Hawaiian Air Depot. From Fortress Against the Sun, pg 218:
“Interestingly, Waskowitz’ plane, the Blue Goose, was actually painted a bright, light blue. Perhaps as a test for a new camouflage scheme, B-17E 41-2616 had been given a coat, top to bottom, of Light Glossy Blue Duco paint at the Hawaiian Air Depot. With its highly unusual color, the B-17 and its crew were soon known to everybody.”
Unfortunately the exact shade is not recorded. I have included a Duco automotive color chart below, perhaps the paint is one of the blues on this card. My color is a mix of Mr. Color 34 with Mr. Color 115 (RLM 65) in a 2 to 1 ratio.
The BLUE GOOSE served with the 11th Bomb Group. She was lost off Bougainville on 29SEP42, shot down by antiaircraft fire while attacking a Japanese cruiser. None of her crew survived.
The model is back-dated from the Airfix B-17G kit. Markings are from Starfighter Decals #72-162 “Fortress of the Skies Part 3: E Models”.
Construction posts here: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/converting-the-airfix-b-17g-to-a-b-17e-part-i/
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Very interesting!
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Oooh yes! 🙂 Very interesting, very nice!
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Nice to see a WWII bird not in the typical colors, but wow, that blue is not attractive!
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I like it!
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A strike aircraft- a sad end of it and the crew though.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Just when you thought there was no new way to see a B-17… Looks great!
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Beautiful build of a beautiful airplane! Thank you for being so bold.
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Thanks Dave, it was certainly a unique aircraft!
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I love it Jeff ! brilliant colour and another interesting story! well done again mate!
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Thanks Pat, I keep hoping that someday a big box of Hawaiian Air Depot records surface, with lots of pictures!
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Actually, I think I like it in the blue. If I was still building warbirds it would be one to do.
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Thanks Scott!
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I know that it’s now fairly widely accepted that 41-2616 was “given a unique paint job at the Hawaiian Air Depot”, but where did that story originate? I can only trace it back to Ernie McDowell’s 1987 Squadron book, “Flying Fortress The Boeing B-17”. Since 41-2616 did not get to Hawaii until late May 1942, it seems logical that it would not display those red-centered cocardes and red-and-white rudder stripes.
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