42-30791 Pistol Packin Mama

media-51551.jpeg UPL 51551 B-17F-120-BO 42-30791 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA camouflaged for night operations. Both the 305th BG, 422nd BS and the 406th Night Leaflet Sq. flew B-17 night time sorties with the 8th AF.

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Phil Marchese Aug. 1, 2021

Object Number - UPL 51551 - B-17F-120-BO 42-30791 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA camouflaged for night operations. Both the 305th BG, 422nd BS and the 406th Night Leaflet Sq. flew B-17...

Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 422NLS/305th Bomb Group JJ-J] Chelveston 1/10/43; transferred 858th Bomb Squadron Cheddington 24/6/44; then 406th Bomb Squadron Cheddington 11/8/44; Salvaged 4 Dec/44. Pistol Packin Mama.

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Removed an extra character from the nickname.

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Punctuation and all capital letters removed from aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo

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B-17 AAF s/n lists.
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Marchese/ Zhou, Flying Fortress 1936 1945, Aug 1, 2021

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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