43-38198 $1.98, Nancy Lee

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38198) nicknamed "$1.98" of the 493rd Bomb Group. media-395727.jpg FRE 6903 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38198) nicknamed "$1.98" of the 493rd Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 6903 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38198) nicknamed "$1.98" of the 493rd Bomb Group.

Delivered Cheyenne 6 July 1944; Kearney 16 July 1944; Dow Field 3 August 1944. Assigned 860BS/493BG Debach 4 August 1944. Flown by Pilot Lt Henry A. Johnson. Assigned later to 863BS. Returned to the USA Bradley 7 July 1945. At 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas on 8 July 1945. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman, Arizona 19 December 1945. First named "$1.98" by Pilot Johnson, later renamed "Nancy Lee" for his baby daughter.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16138144 and O-827996
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Link to Pilot Henry A. Johnson

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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