UPL 22465
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"Leapin Lizzy" 44-6157 N8-W. This aircraft was assigned to 92nd Bomb group for a total of five days in May 1945, before being reassigned back to 398th Bomb Group. On 25th April 1945 "Leapin Lizzy" was the last aircraft to take off from Nuthampstead for an operational mission.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Leapin Lizzy
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Date:
Contributoremma simpson
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Sources
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Date:
Contributoremma simpson
ChangesCreated entry with collection and caption
Sources
from the 398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.