42-2981 Snoozin susan

media-45584.jpeg UPL 45584

The Australian War Memorial [Public Domain]

Object Number - UPL 45584

Delivered West Palm Beach 22/1/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 30/1/43; Pont-du-Fahs, Tun. 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; transferred 348BS/99BG Oudna 14/11/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; 15m Written off 1/5/44, repaired 30/9/44; crashed & sal 8/5/45. SNOOZIN' SUSAN.

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Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29473) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle" of the 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force during a mission over Turin. Official caption on image: "26599 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15th AF, 99th BG, 347th BS.' Printed caption on reverse: '26599 AC - A picturesque coastline in the Mediterranean forms a backdrop for a USAAF Flying Fortress on its way to bomb the vital Turin, Italy ball bearing plane on Nov. 8. This plane is one of a large formation whic

99th Bomb Group

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

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Added an association to “Tortorella" per info listed in the A/C Description section.

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Added associations to the "414 BS & 97 BG" and "348 BS & 99 BG" per info listed in the A/C Description section.

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Added the Production block number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-10-dl-42-2979-42…

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ContributorPete
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https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/bg/97th-bomb-group/page/5/

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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