43-37861 Lee Mee Bee III

Nose Art for 43-37861, "Lee Mee Bee III" Nose Art for 43-37861, "Lee Mee Bee III" UPL 60190 Nose Art for 43-37861, "Lee Mee Bee III"

From Eric Swain via the 490th BG page on facebook

Object Number - UPL 60190 - Nose Art for 43-37861, "Lee Mee Bee III"

Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Hunter 10/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 2/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 13/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

LEE MEE BEE’s claim to fame were three Holland Food Drops missions on 1st, 3rd and 5th of May 45. 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/43-37861/

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ContributorRayWells
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Added photographs

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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