Boyd C Smith

Military

B-17G #43-37974 'The Big Drip'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37974

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Big Drip, Jr.
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/TeareCrew.shtml