UPL 19921
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B-17F-85-BO 42-30066 taken at Fersfield after removal of all armament, etc. Note that the name "MUGWUMP" has been painted over on the nose and the dark square on the fin hiding previous unit marking. The plane still carries the individual code X. The antennas for receiving signals from the mother-plane have not yet been installed. The photo was taken just before the mission to Heligoland. Photo USAF.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mugwump, Rum Boogie II
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Winfarthing
- Site type: Airfield
Mission
- Date: 30 October 1944
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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