FRE 5873

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The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3265) nicknamed "5 Grand" of the 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '5 Grand, USA.'
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The nose art of the five thousandth B-17G Flying Fortress, 43-37716, named, 5 Grand, in the 96th Bomb Group. 1944. Written on slide casing : ' 5 Grand, USA. '

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Units

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3265) nicknamed "5 Grand" of the 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '5 Grand, USA.'

43-37716

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: - 5 Grand - The Easter Egg
  • Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorJim O'Reilly
ChangesChanges to unit associations and person associations
Sources

Roy Brockman's crew names and jobs written down by my uncle James Lenahan (he was the bombardier)

Date:
ContributorKickapoo
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Details added. Word spacing, punctuation removed from aircraft names for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection