Iron Maiden (42-29511) of the 379BG. A contemporary of Lucky Thirteen and Schweinfurt veteran, Iron Maiden was lost on the return strike of 14 October 1943.
In the interest of simplifying references, this page is an amalgamation of information formerly shown on multiple other pages. Here, the equipment essential to flight operations is covered according to position. Be advised that this strictly regards Lucky Thirteen and should be regarded as a general reference for Boeing B-17 crew equipment.
This listing is primarily meant for Hangar Thirteen volunteers, showing the applicable drawings for each crewman’s oxygen, flightsuit, and intercom equipment.
15-8773 Rheostat: Master Drawing
55-7365-E Oxygen Tubing: Master Drawing
55-7365-E Oxygen Tubing: Parts List
65-6806-F Armament: Master Drawing
65-7387-B Armor: Master Drawing
*Bombardier:
6-13160 Oxygen (Regulator) (Sta. 1B/2 Right Wall)
3-19024 Regulator (Panel)
A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
6-13164 Walkaround Bottle (Sta. 2/1B Upper Left Wall) COMPLETED
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
7-2014-C Oxygen (Sta. 1/1A Right Wall)
3-19876 Oxygen (Panel) COMPLETED
42B35932 Warning Light (Amber) COMPLETED
A-1 Flow Indicator (Rotator Back) COMPLETED
2x AN818-5 Nut (Coupling)
2x AN819-5 Sleeve (Coupling)
2x AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
AN823-4 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 45°)
AN825-5 Tee (Flared Tube with Pipe Thread on Side)
AN842-4 Elbow (Pipe Thread and Hose 90°)
AN3102-12S Electrical Socket (Glide Bomb Receptacle) COMPLETED
K-1 Pressure Indicator COMPLETED
Static Pressure Selector Valve Switch COMPLETED
9-4637 Rheostat (Sta. 1A/1B Lower Right Wall)
Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric)
15-9266 C-1 Autopilot System
3-15184 Rudder and Elevator Servo
Autopilot Servo (Elevator) COMPLETED
Autopilot Servo (Rudder) COMPLETED
3-15185-A Aileron Servo and Converter
Autopilot Rotary Inverter (Westinghouse) COMPLETED
Autopilot Servo (Aileron) COMPLETED
3-15195 Gyro and Amplifier
Autopilot Amplifier (Honeywell) COMPLETED
Autopilot Gyroscope COMPLETED
7-1652 Bombsight Support
2x 1-30484 Handle
2x 9-3726-2 Clamp
14-3003-B Mount
4x 1-21214 Bolts
1-24212 Strap
1-25556 Trunnion
6-11987 Plate
9-5209 Support
3x 33B5452-41 Vibration Mounts (Load Rating 35) COMPLETED
33B5452-46 Vibration Mount (Load Rating 45) COMPLETED
Bombsight Directional Stabilizer Example
M-9 Bombsight (Carl Norden)
14-3002-B Control Panel
A-6A Autopilot Control Panel COMPLETED
14-3006-B Shield
9-6617-B Junction Box
59-2902 Intercom (Sta. 1/1A Right Wall)
1-20535 60″ Cord Extension (CO-119 Cord, JK-26 Jack, PL-55 Plug)
BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
SW-141 Push-To-Talk Switch
T-30 Throat Microphone
*Nose gun was product of United Airlines Modification Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
*Navigator:
A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
AN816 Nipple (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread)
6-13839 Oxygen (Sta. 2C/2B Left Wall)
6-13840 Oxygen (Bracket) COMPLETED
42B35932 Warning Light (Amber) COMPLETED
A-1 Flow Indicator (Rotator Back) COMPLETED
2x AN818-5 Nut (Coupling)
2x AN819-5 Sleeve (Coupling)
2x AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
AN825-5 Tee (Flared Tube with Pipe Thread on Side)
K-1 Pressure Indicator COMPLETED
6-13849 Walkaround Bottle (Sta. 3)
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
9-5796 Rheostat (Sta. 3)
Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric)
49-3362 Intercom (Sta. 3)
1-20535 60″ Cord Extension (CO-119 Cord, JK-26 Jack, PL-55 Plug)
BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
SW-141 Push-To-Talk Switch
T-30 Throat Microphone
*Cheek guns were products of United Airlines Modification Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
**Moved to Sta. 3 at United Airlines Modification Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
*Pilots:
2x 3-18519 Regulator (Panel)
2x A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
2x AN823-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 45°)
2x 6-13120 Walkaround Bottles (Under Pilots’ Seats)
2x 3-18575 Bracket COMPLETED
2x 6-13121 Bracket COMPLETED
2x A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
9-4625 Rheostat (Pilot)
Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric)
9-4629 Heated Suit Rheostat (Co-Pilot)
Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric)
1-20535 54″ Cord Extension (CO-119 Cord, JK-26 Jack, PL-55 Plug)
BC-345 Switch Box COMPLETED
BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
FL-5 Radio Filter COMPLETED
T-30 Throat Microphone
1-20535 54″ Cord Extension (CO-119 Cord, JK-26 Jack, PL-55 Plug)
BC-345 Switch Box COMPLETED
BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
FL-5 Radio Filter COMPLETED
T-30 Throat Microphone
*Pilots’ oxygen flow indicator, pressure indicator, and warning light all part of primary instrument panel.
**Pilots’ push-to-talk switch part of aircraft yoke controls.
*Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner:
6-13118 Walkaround Bottle (Back of Pilot’s Seat Frame)
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
9-4627 Rheostat (Sta. 3I/3J Left Wall Near Floor)
Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric)
9-5523 Oxygen (Above Right Stack of G-1 Tanks)
2x 1-26451 Bracket Support COMPLETED
1-26450 Oxygen (Panel) COMPLETED
1-26448 Regulator (Panel)
42B35932 Warning Light (Amber) COMPLETED
A-1 Flow Indicator (Rotator Back) COMPLETED
A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
4x AN818-5 Nut (Coupling)
4x AN819-5 Sleeve (Coupling)
3x AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
AN825-5 Tee (Flared Tube with Pipe Thread on Side)
K-1 Pressure Indicator COMPLETED
46-9333 Intercom (Sta. 3I/3H Left Wall)
1-20535 60″ Cord Extension (CO-119 Cord, JK-26 Jack, PL-55 Plug)
BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
SW-141 Push-To-Talk Switch
T-30 Throat Microphone
A-1 Upper Turret (Sperry Gyroscope/Emerson Electric)
2x AN-M2 Caliber .50 Machine Gun (800 Rounds)
2x E-10 Recoil Adapters (Edgewater Steel) COMPLETED
K-3 Gunsight COMPLETED
*Equipment noted here does NOT include that mounted to the Sperry A-1 Upper Turret.
Bomb Bay:
6-13107 Walkaround Bottle ((Sta. 5) COMPLETED
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
6-13111 Oxygen (Sta. 5)
6-13110 Oxygen (Panel) COMPLETED
42B35932 Warning Light (Amber) COMPLETED
A-1 Flow Indicator (Rotator Back) COMPLETED
A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
4x AN818-5 Nut (Coupling)
4x AN819-5 Sleeve (Coupling)
3x AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
AN825-5 Tee (Flared Tube with Pipe Thread on Side)
K-1 Pressure Indicator COMPLETED
15-7582 Bomb Hoist Support COMPLETED
2x 51-175 Hoist DONATED BY CHRIS WILKINSON (SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA)
2x 35GB3441 Handle DONATED BY CHRIS WILKINSON (SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA)
36E4441 Bomb Sling 300 lb
36E4442 Bomb Sling 500 lb
36E4443 Bomb Sling 1,000 lb
*40G5318 Bomb Sling 2000 lb
24x A-1 Bomb Release Receptacle Example
24x A-2 Bomb Release Box (12x Left-Hand 12x Right-Hand) Example
24x B-7 Bomb Shackle Example
2x D-6 Bomb Shackle DONATED BY MAX PEARSALL (HARBORO, PENNSYLVANIA)
2x 15-7953-9 Outboard Rack
2x 15-7954-D Inboard Rack
*Chain-type A-2 Bomb Sling, which later replaced the canvas 40G3518 Bomb Sling, donated by Chris Wilkinson (Santa Monica, California)
Radio Operator and Radio Compartment Passengers:
6-12896 Walkaround Bottle (Sta. 5)
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
2x 6-12633 Oxygen (Regulator) (Sta. 5B/5C Both Sides)
2x 6-12630 Oxygen (Panel) COMPLETED
2x 42B35932 Warning Light (Amber) COMPLETED
2x A-1 Flow Indicator (Rotator Back) COMPLETED
2x A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
8x AN818-5 Nut (Coupling)
8x AN819-5 Sleeve (Coupling)
4x AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
2x AN823-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 45°)
2x AN825-5 Tee (Flared Tube with Pipe Thread on Side)
2x K-1 Pressure Indicator COMPLETED
6-13926 Oxygen (Regulator) (Sta. 5F/5E Right Side)
9-5885 Oxygen (Panel) COMPLETED
42B35932 Warning Light (Amber) COMPLETED
A-1 Flow Indicator (Rotator Back) COMPLETED
A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
4x AN818-5 Nut (Coupling)
4x AN819-5 Sleeve (Coupling)
2x AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
AN823-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 45°)
AN825-5 Tee (Flared Tube with Pipe Thread on Side)
K-1 Pressure Indicator COMPLETED
6-13158 Walkaround Bottle (Sta. 5D/5E Upper Right Wall)
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
6-13199 Walkaround Bottle (Sta. 5E/5F Lower Right Wall)
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
2x 9-4635 Rheostat (Sta. 5F/5G Both Sides)
2x Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric)
14-3286-A Ammunition Box (300 Rounds)
Ammunition Chute (Hughes) 48″ (Left-Hand 10″ and Right-Hand Feed 38″)
C-2 Ammunition Chute Adapter(
3-19578 Sight Bead
3-19579 Sight Ring
6-13184 Gun Frame
15-10412 Mount Assembly
6-15203 Shell Case
3-19291 Stowage Bracket COMPLETED
AN-M2 Caliber .50 Machine Gun
E-12 Gun Cradle (Modified)
49-3188 Intercom (Passenger) (Sta. 5D/5E Right Wall)
BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
SW-141 Push-To-Talk Switch
T-30 Throat Microphone
59-2875 Intercom (Radio Operator) (Sta. 5C/5D Left Wall)
1-20535 60″ Cord Extension (CO-119 Cord, JK-26 Jack, PL-55 Plug)
BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
SW-141 Push-To-Talk Switch
T-30 Throat Microphone
*Ball Turret Gunner:
6-13166-A Walkaround Bottle (Sta. 6B/6C Upper Left Wall)
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
A-2 Lower (Ball) Turret (Sperry Gyroscope/Briggs Manufacturing)
2x AN-M2 Caliber .50 Machine Gun (1,016 Rounds)
2x E-10 Recoil Adapters (Edgewater Steel) COMPLETED
K-4 Gunsight COMPLETED
*Equipment noted here does NOT include that mounted to the Sperry A-2 Lower Turret.
Waist Gunners:
2x 6-12602 Oxygen (Regulator)
2x A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
2x 6-12648 Oxygen (Under Waist Window Forward) COMPLETED
2x 42B35932 Warning Light (Amber) COMPLETED
2x A-1 Flow Indicator (Rotator Back) COMPLETED
4x AN818-5 Nut (Coupling)
4x AN819-5 Sleeve (Coupling)
2x AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
2x AN825-5 Tee (Flared Tube with Pipe Thread on Side)
2x K-1 Pressure Indicator COMPLETED
2x 6-12887 Walkaround Bottle (Station 6E)
2x 6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
2x A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
9-6127 Heated Suit Rheostat (On Right Waist Ammo Box)
Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric
2x 6-13150 Intercom (Panel)
2x 1-20535 60″ Cord Extension (CO-119 Cord, JK-26 Jack, PL-55 Plug)
39B2823-4 Phone Call Light (Amber)
2x BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
2x SW-141 Push-To-Talk Switch
2x T-30 Throat Microphone
2x 1-22622 Base
2x 6-10750 Stowage Bracket
2x 6-10736 Yoke
2x 6-10737 Post
2x AN-M2 Caliber .50 Machine Gun
2x A-5 Sight Bead
2x B-11 Sight Ring (1 of 2) DONATED BY EDWARD REED (SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA)
2x E-10 Recoil Adapter (Edgewater Steel)
2x E-12 Gun Cradle
2x 15-10406 Rheostat (Sta. 6E/6F Top)
2x Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric)
2x 15-10606-A Waist Gun Ammunition
2x 6-13192 Bracket COMPLETED
2x 15-10605-A Ammunition Box (300 Rounds Each) COMPLETED
2x Ammunition Chute (Hughes) 48″ (Left-Hand and Right-Hand Feed)
2x C-3 Ammunition Chute Adapter (Left-Hand and Right-Hand)
Tail Gunner:
6-12889 Walkaround Bottle (Sta. 11 Rear Cupola)
6-12645 Bracket Assembly COMPLETED
A-4 Portable Oxygen Bottle (Smooth Type) with A-13 Regulator (Round Face)
3-13532 Support
6-9589 Support
6-13378 Channel
2x AN-M2 Caliber .50 Machine Gun
2x E-11 Gun Cradle
2x 9-5876 Oxygen (Sta. 11A Both Sides)
2x 42B35932 Warning Light (Amber) COMPLETED
2x A-1 Flow Indicator (Rotator Back) COMPLETED
2x A-12 Oxygen Regulator (Pioneer)
8x AN818-5 Nut (Coupling)
8x AN819-5 Sleeve (Coupling)
6x AN822-5 Elbow (Flared Tube and Pipe Thread 90°)
2x AN825-5 Tee (Flared Tube with Pipe Thread on Side)
2x K-1 Pressure Indicator COMPLETED
9-5886 Rheostat (Sta. 11A/11B Left Wall)
Q-1A Heated Suit Rheostat (General Electric)
2x 3-21907 Strap
2x 6-15257 Rubbing Strip
2x 15-7486-C Ammunition Box COMPLETED
2x Ammunition Chute (Hughes) 65″ (Left-Hand/Right-Hand 5″ and Left-Hand/Right-Hand Feed 60″)
2x C-2 Ammunition Chute Adapter (Left-Hand and Right-Hand)
48-1293 Intercom (Sta. 11A/11C Right Wall)
2x 1-20535 42″ Cord Extension (CO-119 Cord, JK-26 Jack, PL-55 Plug)
39B2823-4 Phone Call Light (Amber)
BC-366 Intercom Jack Box COMPLETED
SW-141 Push-To-Talk Switch
T-30 Throat Microphone