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B-17 Flying Fortress
42-32095 Ack Ack Annie
B-17G "Ack Ack Annie", 91st BG/322nd BS (LG-L), first NMF B-17 assigned to the 91st BG.
Shown are B-17G's "Ack Ack Annie", 91st BG/322nd BS (LG-L) (42-32095) far left, 91st BG/322nd BS (LG-Y) in the center, and possibly "Incendiary Blonde", 91st BG/322nd BS (LG-U) (44-6591) on the far right, prior to nose art application, as evidence by other photos in the same set.
B-17 42-32095 'Ack Ack Annie' 322BS, 91BG. Feb-March 45.
Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 11/2/44; Presque Is 25/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 14/3/44; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-L] Bassingbourn 16/3/44, first NMF ass. to 91BG; 143m inc group's last 25/4/45 Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. ACK-ACK ANNIE.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Lincoln 21/9/44; Dow Fd 15/10/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-O] Bassingbourn 7/12/44; 47m (also three POW trips and two Rubbernecks) Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance...
Military | Captain | Pilot | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Thomas F Flemming served as a pilot with the 323rd Bomb Squadron of the 91st Bomb Group.
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Military | Aircraft Mechanic | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Arlon was a crew chief and had three other mechanics assigned to him, responsible for maintenance of one B-17 bomber. While armorers, radio specialists and sheet metal workers performed specific functions on aircraft, Arlon and his crew were...
Military site : airfield
Now home to a museum all about the aifield and its USAAF residents (http://www.towermuseumbassingbourn.co.uk/) , Bassingbourn opened in 1938 as part of the RAF's pre-war expansion programme. The RAF continued to use it until late in 1942 when its long...
Military site : airfield
Glatton, which lay mostly in the parish of Conington, was built by the 809th Engineer Battalion (Aviation) of the U.S. Army in the last months of 1942. Unusually, the base's three runways surrounded Rose Court Farm, which remained a working farm...
Military site : airfield
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 October 2020 09:57:56 | Snautzer | Changes to nicknames |
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https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/boeing-b-17-flying-fortress.41935/... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 October 2020 09:55:40 | Snautzer | Changes to production block number |
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http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=42-32095&c... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:42 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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