I took that Lib nose photo in Aug 1960 and later compiled the chapter in the Epics book at the request of Bruce Robertson. I had some correspondence with Jim Oughton but we could never pin down the serial. It had a unique circular aperture in the lower right of the nose glazing and you can just see the edge of it by the tree trunk. This may have been for an early experimental Leigh Light installation but again, no confirmation. The B-17 nose section at Warrington was partly buried in scrap but bomb mission symbols were painted on it so it must have been a combat veteran. It was next to the Marauder fuselage section which fortunately has survived. Not so the B-17; it went to Duxford and after a few years was scrapped. Not a thoughtful decision by IWM. Caddy Dave’s recollection of Dunkeswell may be confusion with a USN PB4Y Lib which had suffered a landing accident near the end of the war and was still there in the late 1940s.
Dave Smith

If you took that picture in 1960 that would explain why the trail has gone very cold.I wasnt born for another two years.
What a shame that would of made a nice exhibit for a museum or collection.Thanks for info Dave: