media-408194.jpg FRE 3606 Sergeant Lewis Simpson, of the 91st Bomb Group, a mission marking onto the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5077) nicknamed "Delta Rebel No. 2". Printed caption on reverse: 'A Fighting "Rebel" of the United States Air Force. A successful veteran of the United States Army Air Force in the country in the Flying Fortress "Delta Rebel", which with its crew under Lieut. C.E. Cliburn, of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, has taken part in 22 daylight raids on enemy territory, including the recent attack on Antwerp. Eleven enemy fighters are claimed as "killed" by the Fortress gunners. Photo shows: Photo Shows: Sgt. Lewis Simpson, of Strawberry, Arkansas, a member of the ground staff, adds another "bomb" to the painted record on the "Delta Rebel". The bombs denote the number of missions carried out: the swastikas - the number of enemy planes destroyed. Seated on the plane is Corporal John Murray, of Washington D.C. AND. 6th April 1943 PN.' Passed for publication 6 Apr 1943. On reverse: Planet News Ltd [Stamp]. Print No: 257143. Roger Freeman Collection

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