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“Reluctant Dragon” B-17 crew. My Uncle Bill Nelson, standing left in back row, was pilot and flew 50 missions in Europe during WWll. Need info on any details on aircraft, missions and names of crew. Can anyone help? Larry Chambers
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The 97th Bomb Group flew the Eighth Air Force's first heavy bomber mission from the UK when they bombed a marshalling yard at Rouen on 17 August 1942. Just a month later though the Group were reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force and left England for the...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 17/11/42; West Palm Beach 12/12/42;
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 September 2019 03:30:40 | mpfaley | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Larry Chambers courtesy of Michael Faley |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 September 2019 03:24:29 | mpfaley | Created entry with collection, caption and unit associations |
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From Larry Chambers, Lt William “Bill” Nelson. Uploaded by Michael Faley |
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