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Nose art on Flying Fortress B-17G 42-97858 'Lady Fortune' 412nd BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his 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: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97858

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lady Fortune : Carmen's Folly
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Locations

The control tower at Thorpe Abbotts, home of the 100th Bomb Group, 1952. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1952, 100 BG.'

Thorpe Abbotts

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 14 Dec 2015 12:03:14

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

http://95thbg.org/j3migr/images/noseart/LadyFortune.jpg