No. 42-31225, a B-17G-10-BO, built by Boeing at the Seattle plant and delivered to the Army Air Force on 4 October 1943, and assigned to the 709th Bomb Squadron, then at Harvard AAB. She was flown to England as part of the original assignment of the group to Rattlesden in November 1943.
The origins of the name Schehrazade are unclear, but it is believed that she carried the name throughout her service with the group.