41-24473 Kissy-Me-Cowboy

Assigned 92BG Bangor 2/8/42; 414BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui 22/11/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; De Pienn 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44. Salvaged 1/8/45. KISS-ME-KOWBOY.

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Units served with

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 Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clarence Lewis Thacker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-436544
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot 97th / 414th Squadron/ Transferred as Commander of 384th / 547th Unit /41st Bomb Wing Heavy Group B and Group C1945

Places

Revisions

Date30 Dec 2021 21:04:43
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to place associations
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Added an association to the AF bases at “Amendola & Biskra” as listed in the A/C description.

Date30 Dec 2021 21:00:54
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to production block number
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Added the Production block number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f/page/7/

Date30 Dec 2021 20:56:32
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to nicknames
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Corrected a typo in the "Nickname".

Date30 Dec 2021 20:49:04
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to nicknames
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

Date30 Dec 2021 20:47:52
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to unit associations
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Added associations to the 514th BS & 97th per info in the A/C Description section.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:02
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log