42-32090 Silver Dollar

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 100th Bomb Group. media-387946.jpg FRE 5919 The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 100th Bomb Group. 42-32090 SILVER DOLLAR. Paint scheme above was added after runway accident sheered off the vertical stabilizer Squadron ID: 418 LD R -and- 418 LD E (E after taxi accident April 18, 1945) --- Silver Dollar. This became Col Thomas Jeffrey's "hack" for trips to Continent . Roger Freeman Collection

Michael P. Faley-100th Bomb Group Historian, www.100thbg.com

Object Number - FRE 5919 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 100th Bomb Group. 42-32090 SILVER DOLLAR. Paint scheme above was added after...

Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; Grand Island 7/2/44; Grenier 22/2/44; Presque Isle 28/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-R] Thorpe Abbotts 3/3/44; 418BS [LD-E] after taxi accident with Earl Culmore 19/4/45; Salvaged 21/4/45; {102m} and used as hack for Col Jeffrey; Returned to the USA 3505 BU Scott 19/9/45; re-ass 8AF Dutch-Belgian coast 26/12/46; Recl Comp 19/11/47. SILVER DOLLAR.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Harold H Patterson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Places

Aircraft

44-6817

44-6817

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heaven's Angel
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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BG link added

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production block added, BG/BS links added. 

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-32090: Gallery (3 items)

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Silver Dollar (In God We Trust)" of the 100th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5916 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed...

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 100th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5919 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed...

Crew Of the Silver Dollar

Object number: UPL 79714 - Crew of the Silver Dollar when they flew with the...