UPL 20340

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"Bobby Sox" nose art by Master Sergeant Jay D Cowan named after his wife Barbara "Bobby."

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Units

3rd Air Division

  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Major Byron trent of the 94th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8158) nicknamed "Bobby Sox". Image via Byron Trent. Written on slide casing: 'Bobby Sox, Major Trent.'

44-8158

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bobby sox
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group

Locations

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

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ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Jay D Cowans grandsons personal files