FRE 4743
IMAGESergeants Leonard Walter, Ernest Davis, Arthur Murrey, Joe Martin and Eugene House of the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group put on their flight equipment before a mission to France in their B-17 Flying Fortress (LF-M, serial number 42-39782) nicknamed of "Pistol Packin' Mama". Handwritten caption on reverse: '264849. 19.' Press caption removed from reverse. On reverse: Associated Press, US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau[Stamps].
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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: Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron