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The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group. photo of possibly "STRICTLY FROM HUNGER", with 23 missions.Aircraft Currently still UNKNOWN, it's in Ray Bowden's book, PLANE NAMES & BLOODY NOSES showing a Rich Rock photo with 15 missions on Page 239 Handwritten caption on reverse: '100BG'.

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Units

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Revisions

Date:
Contributormpfaley
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Michael P. Faley-100th Bomb Group Historian, www.100thbg.com

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection