UPL 25469
IMAGEA bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29772, WA-R) nicknamed "Mojo"
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mojo
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Date:
ContributorEmily
Sources
Changes to caption and associations based on information provided by cody1947
The aircraft was previously misidentified as 42-31028, which was a later model of B-17 and would have been fitted with cheek guns.
Date:
Contributorcody1947
Sources
From
Aircraft, airmen and Nose Art of the 379th BG
https://sites.google.com/site/379thbgnoseart/
The aircraft record card and the 379th BG Anthology.