Boeing B-17E Gen. MacArthur & Medal of Honor Combat Loss Relic Display

Own & display a piece from one of the most historically significant B-17 Flying Fortresses of World War 2. This B-17E survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was used by General Douglas MacArthur during his escape from the Philippines in March 1942, and was finally lost in combat during a mission after which its pilot, Captain Harl Pease, was awarded the Medal of Honor. Relics from the wreckage of this famous airplane were recovered from its resting place by Brian J. Bennett in 1986.  B-17E serial number 41-2429 was built in Seattle and delivered to the USAAF on November 29th, 1941.   On December 7th, '2429' arrived over Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack and diverted from Hickam to a reserve airfield, where she was strafed by Zero Fighters but undamaged. The following day, '2429' was hastily painted in the now-famous Hawaiian Air Depot camouflage and used to search for the retiring Japanese task force. After being deployed to the South Pacific, on March 14th, 1942, '242