FRE 7697
IMAGEA 20mm cannon in the nose of a B-17F Flying Fortress nicknamed "Roundtrip Jack" of the 385th Bomb Group, 14 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(GO-1-3-385)(14-8-43)(20mm Flex Cannon Nose Mount B-17F)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '#1. 14/8/43A. 80.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Note on the top right how 6 3/8" bolts and nuts conected yolk mounts. There were 4 of these plates.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip Jack
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron