42-29835 Pistol Ball
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FRE 4710
Hollywood actor Captain Clark Gable and his crew of the 511st Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (DS-Y, serial number 42-29835) nicknamed "Pistol Ball" at Bodney. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Clark Gable - Bodney - DS-Y 'Pistol Ball'.'
The man to his right is Lt. Colonel E. L. "Pop" Clark. 352nd Fighter Group. Blue Nose Bastard. Roger Freeman Collection
The man to his right is Lt. Colonel E. L. "Pop" Clark. 352nd Fighter Group. Blue Nose Bastard. Roger Freeman Collection
P. Clark. E. L. Clark's son
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Casper 13/3/43; Smoky Hill 3/4/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-J] Alconbury 11/6/43; 1m, transferred 511BS/351BG [DS-Y] Polebrook 17/6/43; `36m` 2 BAD Warton 5/4/44; Returned to the USA Amarillo 18/7/44; Hendricks 1/8/44; Smyrna 9/11/44; from Hendricks with Alf Kramer 16/1/45; Rome 29/1/45; Recl Comp 9/2/45. PISTOL BALL.
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