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The very famous B-17G Flying Fortress, 43-37716, named '5 Grand', assigned to the 96th Bomb Group in the U.K. at the Boeing Factory. The aircraft was the 5,000th B-17 built by Boeing after Pearl Harbor. Factory workers have signed the fuselage.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- 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:
ContributorKickapoo
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources
Details added. Punctuation removed from aircraft names for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Date:
ContributorAAMB Memory Book
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and person associations
Sources
Image Courtesy of Jessie D Yelton