UPL 38347

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42-5829 B-17F-VE 379th BG FLYING JENNY Overseas original complement. MIA 30 July 1943 ; photo c. 7 Jul 1943.

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Units

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19059415 / O-731871
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14071848 / O-667406
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13005223 / O-736253
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Better Half aka Flying Jenny
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations and person associations
Date:
Contributorphil marchese
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption and aircraft associations
Sources

379th BG website
FORTLOG
FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945