UPL 43753

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"Flak Happy" (42-30367), 8th Air Force, 96th Bombardment Group, 337th Bombardment Squadron at Snetterton Heath Airfield, England. Unknown date or photographer. In possession of Kimberly Stryker

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Units

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art a B-17F Flying Fortress (AW-Y, serial number 42-30367) nicknamed "Flak Happy" of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "(GM-1-8-96)(11-8-43)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '230367. AW-Y. 11/8/43. MIA 8/10/43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Happy
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Enlisted Record & Report of Separation Honorable Discharge; Snetterton Falcons II: the 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward, Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing Company 1996; Stryker family scrapbook; www.rumboogiecrew.com (operated by Vicki Ekmark - [email protected])