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A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress of the 401st Bomb Group. Image via R Bowers. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Home on two engines.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '"Breezing Home" IY-D, 42-40002. 401 BG.'

42-40002

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Breezing Home
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-0003) nicknamed "Ol' Gappy". Printed caption on reverse: '.'70915 AC A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Ol' Gappy" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 12 June 1944.'

42-40003

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: TOPPER/ Ol Gappy
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

42-40005

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Salvage Queen II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-40006

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Lady
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

42-40007

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Honey
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

42-40008

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bar Fly
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
A ground crewman of the 381st Bomb Group cleans the nose gun turret of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-40011) nicknamed "Schnozzle".

42-40011

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Schnozzle
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

42-40014

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron

42-40016

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Character
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
42-40017

42-40017

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Assend, Miasses Dragon, Me and My Gal
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

42-40018

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 422nd Night Fighter Squadron 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group

42-40020

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron