FRE 4080

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A pin up painted onto a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group. Marked not for publication 1 Mar 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '100BG?' On reverse: US Army ETO Theater Censor [Stamp].
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Nose art of Flying Fortress B-17G 42-97232'Government Property' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF. Marked not for publication 1 Mar 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '100BG?' On reverse: US Army ETO Theater Censor [Stamp].

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Units

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '"Full House" crew. Left to right: ' Morrison, Keeler, Langford, Sherwood, Dancisin. "Government Property" (roll of toilet paper) SANDY'S REFUELING BOYS.'

42-97232

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: GI Issue aka Sandy's Refueling Boys
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Contributormpfaley
ChangesChanges to caption, unit associations and place associations
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Michael Faley 13th CBW Historian

Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations and aircraft associations
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Roger Freeman Photo.

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ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection