John P Bosko

Military
media-26375.jpeg UPL 26375 Lt. John Bosko flew this B-17, 42-31713, back to England from a bombing mission over Germany, during which it was hit by an anti-aircraft shell.

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Object Number - UPL 26375 - Lt. John Bosko flew this B-17, 42-31713, back to England from a bombing mission over Germany, during which it was hit by an anti-aircraft shell.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31713

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snake Hips
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorHotelie1970
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GENERAL ORDER # 489, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 3 November 1944: From Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Williams.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit Roster in Healy book, 1993 printing

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Heroics of crew in August 1944 mentioned on pp. 107-109 in Fred Koger's book Countdown: 35 Missions Against Nazi Germany

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Object number: UPL 26375 - Lt. John Bosko flew this B-17, 42-31713, back to...