42-38155 Nicotine Nelly
Back row - unknown, Jack Samway, Donald Ross, Carl Grending, Albert Rehn, James Borchers
Centre - Cecil Hopkins, James Adkins, Lewis Hudgins
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Object Number - UPL 55514 - Albert Rehn crew, who frequently flew 42-38155. Bomb Aimer Donald Ross named the aircraft Nicotine Nelly. Back row - unknown, Jack Samway, Donald...
Delivered Denver 31/12/43; Phoenix 2/1/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-J] Thurleigh 25/2/44; transferred 2 SAD 21/3/45; Air Transport Command 29/3/45; retUS 4100 BU Patterson 30/4/45; 4126 BU San Bernardino 16/5/45; 4119 Brookley 13/9/45; 4112 BU Olmstead 16/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/4/46; later to US Navy as CB-17.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Revisions
Updated Production Block Number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-30-dl-42-38084-4…
Letter from Donald R Ross describing Nicotine Nelly as belonging to the crew of Albert Rehn. Ross and Rehn are both in the crew photo. Rehn completed his tour on 26 June 1944. https://www.306bg.us/CORRESPONDENCE/r/ross_donald_r.pdf
Extensive research by an ad hoc team at FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945, Feb. 2022.
